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By Carl Jackson & Kelly-Ann Mills An elderly man who was doused in petrol and set on fire as he walked home from evening prayers at his mosque may “never get answers” as to why he was attacked. Mohammed Rayaz was left with severe burns and psychological trauma from the attack in Edgbaston, Birmingham in March last year. The 70-year-old spent three weeks in hospital with burns to his head, face and hand, and the attack also singed off his long white beard. The first words uttered by Mr Rayaz were “Why did you attack me? Why did you set me on fire?” Sudanese national Mohammed Abbkr, 29, was foun…

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