Mohammed Abbkr admits setting alight two elderly men leaving mosques in Ealing and Birmingham.
A man accused of setting alight two elderly men as they left mosques used a lighter and petrol contained in a water bottle, a court has heard.
Mohammed Abbkr, 29, is accused of injuring Hashi Odowa, 82, near an Islamic centre in Ealing and Mohammed Rayaz, 70, in Birmingham. He told his first victim: "I swear in the name of Allah, in the name of God, you will know me," the jury heard.Mr Abbkr, of Edgbaston, Birmingham, also denied two alternative counts of maliciously administering a destructive thing to endanger life.
Opening the prosecution's case at Birmingham Crown Court, Nicholas de la Poer KC described how Mr Odowa had been set on fire as he made his way to a neighbour's car outside West Ealing Islamic Centre in West London in February. An attack was made on Mr Rayaz weeks later in March, after evening prayers at Dudley Road Mosque in Birmingham."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.Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained
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