Two Islamic teachers are to stand trial accused of cruelty to three children, including a ten-year-old boy who was allegedly beaten for making mistakes as he recited the Koran.
West Midlands police said that Mohammed Waqar, 23, and Mohammed Siddique, 60, face charges of assault against three children. Both men teach at the Jamia mosque in Sparkbrook, Birmingham. They were arrested in June last year, three days after the allegations were reported, and the incidents were said to have taken place between May and June last year.
