A man in the US is alleged to have murdered a six-year-old boy because of his Muslim faith. The 71-year-old stabbed the boy 26 times with the knife and seriously injured the mother, local police said on Sunday. According to the police, the act was a response to the war between the Islamist Palestinian organization Hamas and Israel. The incident took place on Saturday in Plainfield, a suburb of Chicago.
The man must now be charged with hate crimes, among other things. The suspect has not provided any information about his involvement in this “heinous attack,” police said. “Investigators were able to determine that both victims of this brutal attack were targeted by the suspect because they are Muslim and because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Hamas and the Israelis.” Police have not provided any further information about how they came about. this realization.
President Biden “shocked by brutal murder”
US President Joe Biden wrote on the platform He expressed his condolences to the family.
“This act of hatred against a Palestinian Muslim family has no place in America.” He added in another tweet: “As Americans, we must come together and reject Islamophobia and all forms of bigotry and hatred. I have said repeatedly that I will not remain silent in the face of hate. We must be unambiguous.”
The suspect was the victim’s landlord
Ahmed Rehab of the Muslim organization Council on American-Islamic Relations in Chicago said the suspect was the landlord of the two victims and knocked on the apartment door. Then the mother opened it.
Rehab quoted from text messages that the mother allegedly sent to the boy’s father. Accordingly, the suspect allegedly shouted: “You Muslims must die!” The mother ran into the bathroom to call police, they said. The suspect is said to have killed the boy in the meantime.
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