Man attacked for not praying: police say in Toronto
A man who attacked another man in a downtown Toronto mosque before attempting to kill himself did so because the victim had refused to pray with him, police said yesterday.
"The suspect wanted the victim to come pray," said Det. Ron Boyce, adding the man declined because he wasn't clean enough, according to Muslim custom. "He told him that he didn't want to go, but the other gentleman insisted."
Mafas Hashem, 23, is charged with attempted murder, assault with a weapon, weapons dangerous and carrying a concealed weapon.