Slain Palestinian-American boy mourned as stabbing suspect appears in court
A man has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a six-year-old boy to death in Illinois because the boy was Muslim.
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A man has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a six-year-old boy to death in Illinois because the boy was Muslim.
Boy stabbed 26 times with 7-inch-blade knife; funeral to be held in “Little Palestine”; suspect charged with first-degree murder, two counts of hate crime.
By Bianca Flowers and Brendan O'Brien BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois (Reuters) - Mourners gathered in a Chicago suburb on Monday for the funeral of a 6-year-old
Police say the suspect targeted the child and his mother because they were Palestinian Americans
A funeral and burial for a 6-year-old Muslim boy will take place on Monday in a Chicago suburb after he was stabbed to death over the weekend by a man who police say targeted him and his mother because they were Palestinian Americans. Services for the boy, identified as Wadea Al-Fayoume, are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (1800 GMT) at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, Illinois, southwest of Chicago, according to a statement from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The funeral will be