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Yousef Hannon tells ABC News that the alleged killer had previously treated the boy "like a grandson" and there were no signs that he harbored any anti-Muslim views. A 6-year- old Muslim boy was stabbed to death and his mother was seriously injured in what police said was a hate crime linked to the ongoing co NFL ict between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East. The Justice Department opened a federal hate crimes investigation into the alleged murder of the boy, who was identified as Wadea Al-Fayoume, and wounding of his mother, Hanaan Shahin, according to a statement. Joseph Czuba, the family's landlord, alleged ly stabbed the boy 26 times with a " Military -style knife" and his mother more than a dozen in the incident at their home in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield, Illinois. Wadea's uncle, Yousef Hannon, spoke to ABC News on Tuesday, saying the family was shocked over the alleged murder because Wadea was previously "like a grandson" to Czu...

As a suspect faces charges in the fatal stabbing of a Palestinian boy in Illinois, federal officials are concerned of hate spreading from the Middle East to the U.S. The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a Palestinian boy in Illinois appeared in court Monday, as prosecutors alleged the child's mother pleaded with him for peace before he went into a stabbing frenzy. Joseph Czuba, the 71-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran accused of killing 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume by stabbing him 26 times, and stabbing his mother repeatedly in their suburban Chicago home on Saturday, was arraigned at the Will County, Illinois, Courthouse in Joliet. He is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and two counts of committing a hate crime. In court, Will County Assistant State's Attorney Michael Fitzgerald said the boy's 32-year-old mother, Hanaan Shahin, told investigators that when first confronted by Czuba over the violence i...

A 71-year-old man has been charged in the stabbing death of a 6-year-old boy on Saturday in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield, Illinois. A 71-year-old man was charged Sunday in the stabbing death of a 6-year-old boy in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield, Illinois. Authorities said in a news release that the suspect, landlord Joseph Czuba, stabbed the boy 26 times on Saturday. A 32-year-old woman was also stabbed multiple times and is expected to survive, the sheriff's office said. "Detectives were able to determine that 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," the Will County Sheriff’s Office said. No further details were made available regarding what the sheriff's department alleged was the suspect's motive. The booking photo of Joseph M. Czuba (PHOTO CREDIT: Will County Sheriff’s Office) Will County Sheriff’s Office MORE: 'Three's C...

Parents, teachers and community members shared frustrations with community leaders after the third shooting on Newport News school grounds in the last 18 months. Parents, teachers and community members made their frustrations known at a Newport News, Virginia, school board meeting Tuesday night after a 6-year-old student intentionally shot his first grade teacher during class earlier this month. The 25-year-old teacher, Abby Zwerner, was shot through the hand and into her stomach. She was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, but is now recovering. Authorities have said the 6-year-old's backpack was searched prior to the shooting after a fellow student said they saw a gun. No gun was found in the backpack. A woman named Desiree, the parent of a student in Zwerner's class, called the teacher an "advocate" for her daughter -- who she said was being bullied at Richneck Elementary School. Desiree's daughter watched in horror as her 6-year-old classm...