UK Man Sentenced to Indefinite Hospital Detention for Setting Fire to Mosque Worshippers

Mohammed Abbkr, who committed the attacks due to severe mental illness, will be treated at a high-security facility and cannot be released without government approval.

• Mohammed Abbkr was found guilty of attempting to murder two elderly men in separate incidents outside mosques in London and Birmingham.
• The attacks, which occurred in February and March last year, resulted in severe physical and psychological trauma for the victims.
• Abbkr, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, believed he was being controlled through magic by his victims.
• The court imposed an indefinite hospital order, ensuring Abbkr's treatment in a high-security mental health hospital.
• Investigations confirmed the attacks were not motivated by any ideological or religious extremism, ruling out terrorism.

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