Anti-Muslim attack in Chicago: 6-year-old fatally stabbed; mother injured

In a shocking incident in Chicago, Illinois, a landlord attacked a Muslim family, resulting in the death of a 6-year-old boy and serious injuries to his 32-year-old mother.
16.10.2023 12:31:35 / English News

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the US, condemned the attack, attributing it to anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian sentiments fueled by the ongoing israel-Palestine conflict.

We are shocked and disturbed to learn that a landlord in Chicago expressing anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian views broke into a Muslim family's apartment and attacked them with a knife, injuring the mother and killing her 6-year-old son, Wadea Al-Fayoume. @cairchicago will hold a… pic.twitter.com/N0ILuevq4n
— CAIR National (@CAIRNational) October 15, 2023

The Will County’s Sheriff’s Office reported that the boy, Wadea Al-Fayoume, was stabbed 26 times, while his mother sustained over a dozen stab wounds. She is currently in recovery and expected to survive.

The perpetrator, identified as Joseph Czuba, 71, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and two counts of a hate crime.

The incident has sparked concerns about the rise of Islamophobic rhetoric and anti-Palestinian racism in various sectors. (ILKHA)