UK: Man Burned To Death After False Pedophilia Accusations

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'An innocent man in the United Kingdom was burned to death after being wrongly accused of pedophilia.

According to the Bristol Post, Bijan Ebrahimi, an Iranian man who lived in Bristol, England, was murdered in July after rumors began swirling in his community that he had been taking indecent photographs of children.

The Telegraph reports that Ebrahimi, who was an avid gardener, had indeed taken photos of local youths. However, it is now believed that these youths had been harassing Ebrahimi by damaging his flowers, and that he may have been collecting the photos as evidence to present to the police.

With emotions running high, a crowd of residents chanted "pedo, pedo" as Ebrahimi was led away for questioning, The Telegraph reports.
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Police say that upon investigation, Ebrahimi, who is said to have had a physical disability, was found innocent of all charges and was released.

"We can categorically state he had not taken any indecent images and that nothing of concern had been found on his computer," a police spokesman said, according to The Telegraph.

On July 14, Ebrahimi was reportedly beaten unconscious by a 24-year-old local resident named Lee James. The young man, with the help of Stephen Norley, also 24, then set Ebrahimi on fire after dousing him with alcohol.'