Horrifying moment two elderly Muslim men are set on fire in shocking attacks outside UK mosques
Mohammed Abbkr was remanded in custody until later this month after being found guilty today by majority 11-1 verdicts of trying to kill Hashi Odowa, 82, and Mohammed Rayaz, 70, in February and March this year.Mohammed Abbkr is seen on CCTV confronting Mr Rayaz in the street after following him from Dudley Road Mosque on March 20was told that Abbkr, who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, told his first victim: "I swear in the name of Allah, in the name of God, you will know me.
Jurors deliberated for more than seven hours over two days before returning guilty verdicts, having been asked to consider whether Abbkr should be found not guilty by reason of insanity. The trial was told that he used a lighter and petrol in a water bottle to set fire to Mr Odowa and Mr Rayaz on February 27 and March 20.
Abbkr, who came to the UK from Sudan in 2017 seeking asylum and was granted leave to remain two years later, denied two counts of attempted murder and two alternative counts of maliciously administering a destructive thing to endanger life.The 29-year-old, of Gillott Road, Edgbaston, was assisted in the dock by an Arabic interpreter as he was found guilty.
Mr Odowa suffered minor burn injuries to his ear and hand after being set on fire as he made his way to a neighbour's car outside West Ealing Islamic Centre in westMohammed Rayaz suffered burns to his ears and hands after being attacked as he left West London Islamic Centre, in Ealing, London, on February 27
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