Chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi was given a Muslim funeral service despite claiming he had converted to Christianity.

The 35-year-old allegedly attacked a family in Clapham, south London with a corrosive substance.

Now, new footage has shown his funeral was allegedly held at a mosque in west London before he was given a Muslim burial at a ceremony in east London on March 11.

Ezedi was subject to a nationwide manhunt after he allegedly poured chemicals on his former partner and her children in January. His body was later found in the Thames.

The area near Tower Pier on the River Thames, London where Ezedi's body was recovered

Ezedi arrived in the UK on January 8 2016 but his initial asylum claim was refused by the Home Office, with an appeal later rejected by the courts the following year, according to the documents.

He was handed a suspended sentence at Newcastle Crown Court on January 9 2018 after pleading guilty to charges of sexual assault and exposure, instead being placed on the sex offender register for 10 years and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.

Just over a year later, on March 19 2019, he challenged the decision again by lodging an appeal with the First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), arguing he feared persecution because of his religion.

The papers confirm his claim was granted after a hearing in Newcastle on October 28 2020.

Abdul Ezedi being baptised in June 2018