Chicago area man charged with hate crime in killing of Palestinian boy, 6
CHICAGO -- A Plainfield Township landlord is accused of killing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and stabbing that boy's mother because they were Muslim.Prosecutors said Joseph Czuba, 71, wanted the victims to move out of the home they rented from him, and believed he and his wife 'were in danger,' because he feared the woman he stabbed 'was going to call over her Palestinian friends or family to harm them.
Executive Director Ahmed Rehab said of how Wadea's father described him. Neighbors like Eva Case saw the crime scene Saturday night. The gruesome details behind the stabbing left her in awe. 'I don't care what the situation was,' she said. 'Don't take it out on somebody that innocent of life.' Neighbors who live near Czuba said the mother and son moved into the home four years ago. Neighbors said they kept to themselves.
said it just issued a release a few days ago warning about creating anti-Muslim atmospheres where someone could get hurt. 'He has no clue about these larger issues happening in the world, but he was made to pay for it,' Rehab said of Wadea.Family members said the little boy's father was at Saturday's press conference but was too shocked to speak.
said it is disgusted not only by this horrible act but also by the exaggeration of Jihad Day. They said they believe if there were no anti-Muslim narrative, this would not have happened.'This crime wakes up a fear inside us,' said Wadea's uncle, Yousef Hannon. 'We are not animals, we are humans. We want people to see us as humans.
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