A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday accused of trying to kill two elderly people who were set on fire shortly after leaving a mosque in England.
Mohammed Abbkr from Edgbaston in Birmingham, central England, was remanded in custody by the city’s magistrates’ court following the attack last month and earlier this week.
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Police arrested him on Tuesday after an investigation also involving counter-terrorism police.
Abbkr, originally from Sudan, will appear at Birmingham Crown Court on April 20.
No bail application
His lawyer appeared in court via video link, but gave no indication of how his client would plead and did not make a bail application.
Abbkr is alleged to have sprayed the substance on two people outside or near the mosque he attended and then went down, in west London on February 27 and Birmingham on Monday.
The victim of the attack in the British capital, Hashi Odowa, 82, was treated for severe burns to his face and arm.
The perpetrator spoke to her before dousing her in what is believed to be gasoline and setting her on fire, according to police.
The last thing happened
In the Birmingham attack, 70-year-old Mohammed Rayaz was set on fire on his way home from a mosque in Edgbaston on Monday evening.
He remains in hospital with serious injuries.
Police are asking for video footage to help with the investigation.
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