Six-Year-Old Muslim Chicago Boy Killed by Landlord

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Back here in the States, 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. The woman is hospitalized and she is expected to survive. The Chicago's Chapter of Council of American Islamic relations confirmed their identities were El 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 the Israelis.