Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions that could be upsetting and disturbing.According to officials, Hanaan Shahin, 32, and her 6-year-old son, Wadea Al-Fayoume, who are Muslim, were attacked and stabbed multiple times Saturday inside their Plainfield home by Czuba, their 71-year-old landlord.
When police arrived, they discovered Wadea unresponsive with multiple stab wounds to the chest. According to officials, Shahin sustained more than a dozen stab wounds to her body and was expected to survive. While Czuba didn't make any statements regarding his involvement in the attack, law enforcement were able to gather evidence, which led prosecutors to file numerous criminal charges. Detectives determined that both victims were targeted due to being Muslim.
"I ask you, what level of hate, blind hatred, can cause such an act," Council for American Islamic Relations Executive Director Ahmed Rahab said during a press conference Sunday."And for us to reflect on the conditions in which such an act can occur."A funeral service for Wadea Al-Fayoume began at 1 p.m. Monday at the Mosque Foundation, located at 7360 W. 93rd St. in Bridgeview, the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said.
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