A man was killed yesterday on the outskirts of Chicago (United States of America) to a six year old child He seriously injured his mother in what authorities classified as a hate crime because the victims were Muslims and the attacker claimed he was acting in response to the war between Israel and Hamas.
The 71-year-old man is accused of various charges. murder and hate crimeThe Will County Sheriff’s Office detailed in a statement posted on Facebook.
According to the statement, Child was stabbed 26 times with a knife all over his body 30 centimeters military style. The little boy, whose condition was critical, was taken to the hospital, where he died due to his injuries.
Mother stabbed more than a dozen times in his body and recovering in the hospital.
The perpetrator of the attack, identified by authorities as Joseph M. Czuba, refused to provide information to detectives about the reason for their actions.
But, The Sheriff’s Office concluded that he targeted the victims because of their Muslim religion. and by The ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian militias of the Gaza Strip, particularly the Islamist group Hamas.
The Sheriff’s Office announced that the perpetrator of the attack was the owner of the house the family was renting.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which is committed to defending the rights of Muslims in the United States, condemned the attack and He said it was his “worst nightmare”.
“Our hearts are heavy and our prayers are with the child and his mother.” Ahmed Rehab, CAIR’s director in Chicago, said in a statement.
The crime is currently occurring US officials are on alert Given the possibility that violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip could lead to actions against the Jewish or Muslim community in the United States.