A mentally ill man who set light to elderly worshippers who were making their way home from mosques in London and Birmingham has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. Mohammed Abbkr was found guilty by majority 11-1 verdicts of attempting to murder Hashi Odowa, 82, in Ealing and 70-year-old Mohammed Rayaz in Edgbaston three weeks later. Jurors convicted the 29-year-old, of Edgbaston, at Birmingham Crown Court after hearing how he believed someone had “performed magic on him” and he was being persecuted by a mind-reader. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/birmingham-london-birmingham-crown-court-edgbaston-west-midlands-police-b1152117.html Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-Standard for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog: null Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveningstandard and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evening.standard