Birmingham fire assault suspect arrested over man set alight in London
by Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6A2MJ)
Incident in Ealing last month also involved a man being set alight after leaving mosque
A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 70-year-old man was set on fire while walking back from a mosque in Birmingham has been arrested over a similar incident in London last month.
On Monday evening Mohammed Rayaz was sprayed with a substance and set alight on Shenstone Road in Edgbaston and remains in hospital with life-changing injuries, including severe burns to his hands and face.
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