Mohammed Abbkr, 28, is alleged to have violently attacked the boys in London and Birmingham.

A 28-year-man has been charged with two counts of tried homicide, suspected of attacking aged males leaving mosques in separate crimes that had been weeks aside – and in several English cities.

West Midlands Police stated on Thursday that Mohammed Abbkr was alleged to have sprayed a substance on an 82-year-old in west London on February 27 and on a 70-year-old in Birmingham, central England, on March 20.

Within the first incident, the octogenarian was engaged in dialog with a person as they left the West London Islamic Centre earlier than he was doused in a liquid and set alight. Police stated the injured man suffered burns to his face and arms.

The second man was strolling house from a mosque within the Edgbaston space of Birmingham on Monday night when he was sprayed with a substance and his jacket was set alight.

The sufferer suffered extreme accidents however is predicted to outlive.

Earlier this week, British counterterrorism officers had been known as to help within the investigation.

“This was a joint investigation between West Midlands Police, Counter Terrorism Policing and the Metropolitan Police,” West Midlands Police stated in an announcement.

Video of the second assault close to Dudley Highway mosque was shared broadly on social media. The incident shook Britain’s Muslim minority, which is now observing the holy month of Ramadan – a interval when worshippers more and more go to mosques.

Zarah Sultana, an MP with the opposition Labour Occasion, stated she was “horrified”.

“The 2 latest deeply troubling incidents the place two aged Muslims have been set on fireplace as they left mosques are surprising,” Iman Atta, head of Inform Mama, a hate crime monitor, advised Al Jazeera.

“We ask all communities to stay alert and vigilant whether or not at a mosque or in a public space. That is particularly the case as a result of Ramadan is simply across the nook and the security and safety of our communities stays a key precedence.”

Abbkr is predicted to seem in courtroom afterward Thursday.