US police said a 6-year-old boy died in an anti-Muslim knife attack
- 8 months ago
Joseph Czuba, 71, is accused of killing a six-year-old boy and injuring a woman, 32, in Plainfield, Illinois.
They were targeted because of the current conflict between Hamas and Israel, the Will County Sheriff's Office said.
President Biden said he was "sickened" by the attack on the mother and her son, who were Palestinian-Americans.
"This horrific act of hate has no place in America, and stands against our fundamental values: freedom from fear for how we pray, what we believe, and who we are," Mr Biden said in a statement.
"As Americans, we must come together and reject Islamophobia and all forms of bigotry and hatred."
Mr Czuba was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, hate crimes and aggravated battery.
In Sunday's statement, the Will County Sheriff's Office said that on Saturday morning it received an emergency call from the woman who said she was being attacked by her landlord in Plainfield, near Chicago.
The woman said she "ran into the bathroom and continued to fight off her attacker".
When officers arrived at the scene they discovered the woman and the boy with "multiple stab wounds to their chest, torso, and upper extremities".
Both victims were taken to hospital, but the boy later died. It was later established that the child was stabbed 26 times.
They were targeted because of the current conflict between Hamas and Israel, the Will County Sheriff's Office said.
President Biden said he was "sickened" by the attack on the mother and her son, who were Palestinian-Americans.
"This horrific act of hate has no place in America, and stands against our fundamental values: freedom from fear for how we pray, what we believe, and who we are," Mr Biden said in a statement.
"As Americans, we must come together and reject Islamophobia and all forms of bigotry and hatred."
Mr Czuba was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, hate crimes and aggravated battery.
In Sunday's statement, the Will County Sheriff's Office said that on Saturday morning it received an emergency call from the woman who said she was being attacked by her landlord in Plainfield, near Chicago.
The woman said she "ran into the bathroom and continued to fight off her attacker".
When officers arrived at the scene they discovered the woman and the boy with "multiple stab wounds to their chest, torso, and upper extremities".
Both victims were taken to hospital, but the boy later died. It was later established that the child was stabbed 26 times.