Mosque attacker 'used petrol' to set pair on fire

Mosque attacker 'used petrol' to set pair on fire

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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  • Mosque attacker 'used petrol' to set pair on fire
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    A man who set alight two elderly men as they left mosques used petrol contained in a water bottle to carry out the attacks, a court heard.
  • Mr Abbkr, of Edgbaston, Birmingham, has also denied two alternative counts of maliciously administering a destructive object to endanger life.
  • "It is important you know from the outset that the defendant admits that he is the person who set both Mr Odowa and Mr Rayaz on fire," he said.
  • An attack was made on Mr Rayaz in March after evening prayers at Dudley Road Mosque in Birmingham.
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