It seems to me that the Muslims were blamed at every stage. When people asked why people were rioting in front of a mosque and attacking that mosque, the answer was 'well a Muslim man was arrested near the vigil and he was caught with a knife and that is what set the riots off', well turns out that man was not a Muslim, but someone on his way to Southport to riot. The murderer himself was said to have no known links to Islam, though it must be noted that doesn't necessarily mean 100% for certain that he isn't a Muslim, just that it isn't very likely.
So they've spent 3 days blaming Muslims, attacking a mosque, rioting up and down the country, spreading the most heinous misinformation about the Muslim community and it turns out, most likely, no Muslim had anything to do with this at any stage, yet they were blamed at every stage and attacked and vilified.
I feel sorry for the Muslim community and I do not blame them if they feel unsafe in their own homes.