The American president, Joe Biden, condemned, Sunday October 15, 2023, the murder of a 6 -year -old Muslim boy who was stabbed near Chicago (Illinois). The child received twenty-six stabs on Saturday and died in the hospital. Her 32 -year -old mother, who was also attacked, should survive.
A 71 -year -old man stabbed a Muslim mother and her 6 -year -old son in Chicago. Police make a link between this murder and the war between Israel and Hamas. The attacker was charged with murder and hatred crimes. The child died in the hospital, but the 32 -year -old woman should survive.
In a statement published yesterday, Joe Biden said that this “Palestinian Muslim family had come to America to look for what we are all looking for: a refuge to live, learn and pray in peace”. “This horrible act of hatred has no place in America and goes against our fundamental values: the freedom to pray without fear, the freedom to believe and the freedom to be,” added the American president.
“The investigators were able to determine that the two victims of this brutal attack were targeted by the suspect because they are Muslim and due to the current conflict in the Middle East involving Hamas and the Israelis,” said the police press release, which specifies that the killing took place about 64 kilometers west of Chicago.
The head of the Chicago office of the American-Islamic Relations Council (CAIR), Ahmed Rehab, told the press that the assailant had struck the victims and first tried to stifle the woman by saying: “You, the Muslims, you must die”, citing SMS sent by the woman to the father of the murdered boy.
