Overview

• On June 2 before dawn prayers, Lionel Mbemba removed a Quran from the Errahma mosque and set it on fire outside the building.
• Surveillance footage allowed police to track and arrest him quickly.
• Experts at trial concluded that his schizophrenia had impaired his discernment during the act.
• The tribunal handed down nine months of immediate custody and a three-month suspended term within the 12-month sentence.
• Muslim community leaders welcomed the decision, saying it showed religiously motivated crimes would not go unpunished.