After a Plainfield Township landlord fatally stabbed a young boy and seriously injured his mother because of their Islamic faith, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker…
Wadea Al-Fayoume and his mother were allegedly stabbed by their landlord on Saturday at their home in Plainfield Township, according to the Will County Sheriff's OfficeIllinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a statement, writing that the child's death wasn't just a murder - it was a hate crime.
Gov. Pritzker issued a statement on the stabbing, saying"to take a six year old child's life in the name of bigotry is nothing short of evil." Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyPritzker wrote that every single Illinois resident - including those who are Muslim, Jewish and Palestinian -"deserves to live free from the threat of such evil.""Today, MK and I join our Muslim and Palestinian brothers and sisters in mourning this tragic loss and praying for the recovery of Wadea's mother," he added.
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