The mother was stabbed more than a dozen times and her 6-year-old son, identified as Wadea Al-Fayoume, was stabbed 26 times.
A 6-year-old boy was killed in an near Chicago on Saturday. The boy and his mother, who was injured in the stabbing attack, were allegedly targeted because they are Muslims. The suspect now faces a federal hate crime investigation and President Biden released a statement on Sunday condemning the attack.
„Jill and I were shocked and sickened to learn of the brutal murder of a 6-year-old child and the attempted murder of the child’s mother in their home yesterday in Illinois,“ the president said.
„The child’s Palestinian Muslim family came to America seeking what we all seek — a refuge to live, learn, and pray in peace.“
The mother and child were allegedly attacked by their landlord, Joseph Czuba, 71, who has been charged with two counts of hate crime, one count of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of aggravated battery,
Czuba allegedy came at them with a knife and the mother ran to the bathroom and called 911, authorities said. She was stabbed more than a dozen times and her son, identified as Wadea Al-Fayoume, was stabbed 26 times, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office, CBS Chicago reports.
