'In the name of Allah': Man lights two mosque worshipers on fire in UK, convicted of two counts of attempted murder

A man who lit two elderly worshipers on fire after they left mosques in Birmingham and London earlier this year was recently found guilty on two counts of attempted murder.

Mohammed Abbkr was kept in custody after the attacks until being found guilty on Monday of trying to kill Hashi Odowa, 82, and Mohammed Rayaz, 70, in February and March of this year respectively. The vote for Abbkr's conviction was 11-1, according to the Independent.

The two-week trial took place at Birmingham Crown Court, where the authorities were told that Abbkr told his first victim, "I swear in the name of Allah, in the name of God, you will know me."

Abbkr has apparently been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, and the jury was asked to consider whether this should be grounds for finding him not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury deliberated for more than seven hours, over the course of two days, and eventually concluded that Abbkr was guilty.

Those at the trial were informed that Abbkr had used a lighter and gasoline from a water bottle to set the two elderly individuals on fire on February 27 and March 20. The Independent reported that Abbkr had come to the U.K. from Sudan in 2017, hoping to find asylum.

The BBC reported earlier this year that Rayaz's eldest son, Mohammed Ayaz, described the attack against his father as "just awful and unbearable."

"No words can describe that moment the emotions which I was feeling, I felt so helpless and weak, no son or daughter should see their father or mother in that state," he added.

Another of Rayaz's sons said that his father's screams of pain would stay with him forever after he saw the attack on CCTV. "I would describe the attacker as a coward; this coward does not belong to any religion, society, or even humanity."

"This impact of emotions which I have shared with you will be felt by me and my family for a very long time to come, and will remain with me for the rest of my life," he continued.

Chief Inspector Haroon Chughtai reportedly said that the attacks were not considered acts of terror, as it did not appear Abbkr was motivated by a given ideology.

"The courage of the victims and their families has been exceptional," Chughtai said.

"They have been left with physical and emotional wounds that they may never recover from, but I hope today's verdicts will offer them some comfort."

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