CCTV shows the moment an elderly Muslim man was doused in petrol and set on fire outside West London Islamic Centre in Ealing.

Mohammed Abbkr, 29, is on trial accused of attempting to murder Hashi Odowa, 82, and Mohammed Rayaz, 70, in separate attacks earlier this year.

The paranoid schizophrenic allegedly targeted Mr Odowa when he failed to recognise him, telling him - "I swear in the name of Allah you will know me."

Abbkr admits being the person responsible for setting both men alight but denies attempted murder and administering a destructive thing with intent to endanger life.

CCTV played to the jury during the trial at Birmingham Crown Court has now been released by West Midlands Police.

It shows Abbkr arriving and praying at West London Islamic Centre, in Ealing, London ahead of the first incident on February 27.

As he leaves the mosque a fireball can be seen in the distance as Mr Odowa was set alight, causing burns to his ears and hands.

In police interview, Mr Odowa told how he thought he was going to die after being covered with a light coloured liquid and having a lighter held to his neck.

He said: "The man said in Arabic ' I swear in the name of Allah in the name of God you will know me'

"I felt like he wanted to threaten me. The man then got closer to me.

"I saw him shake the bottle. He was targeting my face and then he poured the petrol from top down. I put my hand up to my face.

"Then he lit the flame it caught the left side of my face. I do not know what he used to start the fire with. I remember a big flame.

"I remember removing my jacket to get the flames off. My vest was on fire and I took it off."

Nicholas de la Poer KC, prosecuting, told the court: ""It is the prosecution case that the defendant intended to kill Mr Odowa and Mr Rayaz when he attacked them.

"The defendant has denied this and on his behalf it is contended that he was suffering from delusions at the time and had not intended to kill a human being.

"Mr Rayaz survived the defendant's attack but he was less fortunate than Mr Odowa.

"He suffered more serious burns, injuries particularly to his head. He was in hospital for a number of weeks following the attack.

"It is the prosecution case that when the defendant threw petrol on Mr Rayaz and set fire to him and then added further petrol to the flames, he was intending to kill him."

The court heard Abbkr came to the UK from Sudan in 2017 and was granted asylum in 2019.

After his arrest, he was diagnosed as suffering from paranoid schizophrenia involving persecutory and religious delusions

Abbkr, from Edgbaston, Birmingham, denies the charges against him and the trial continues.

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