Chicago Muslim Boy Killed in Alleged Hate Crime

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A Chicago landlord has been charged with first degree murder, attempted murder and hate crimes after allegedly fatally stabbing a six year old boy and seriously injuring his mother because they were Muslim and Palestinian American officers found the woman and child in their home. On Saturday. The boy was pronounced dead at the hospital and the woman is hospitalized but is expected to survive. The Chicago Chapter of Council on American Islamic relations confirmed their identities were Waa Al Fayoum and his mother. The sheriff's office said detectives were able to determine both victims in this brutal attack were targeted by the suspect due to them being Muslim and the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict involving Hamas and Israel. End quote.