A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was killed in what police are calling a hate crime in a Chicago suburb is asking the public to “pray for peace” as she recuperates from her injuries.
This undated photo provided on Mon., Oct. 16, 2023, by the Chicago chapter of the Council On American Islamic Relations, shows Wadea Al-Fayoume. A Palestinian-American woman seriously injured in a suspected hate crime that left her 6-year-old son dead in a suburb of Chicago is asking the public to pray for peace as she recuperates from her injuries.
Hanaan Shahin issued a statement Tuesday through the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations after meeting with the group's executive director a day earlier. The written statement marked her first public comments since theAuthorities said the family's suburban Chicago landlord singled them out because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the escalating“Pray for peace,” Shahin said, thanking authorities, doctors and others.
Shahin, who works as a caregiver to seniors, lost her son, Wadea Al-Fayoume, in the attack that has contributed to fears aboutagainst Muslims and Palestinians in the U.S. In Illinois alone in the past week, a suburban man was charged with a hate crime in an assault against two Muslims and an Islamic day school canceled class after receiving threats.
Joseph Czuba, 71, faces murder, attempted murder and hate crime charges. He is due in court next week. Czuba's attorney, George Lenard, released a statement last week via the Will County Public Defender’s Office saying he would not comment on the case beyond “what is presented in the courtroom.”, remembered him as an intelligent and funny child who cared about the planet and liked to join her in prayers.
She said she felt comforted"remembering her son as an angel on earth, and knowing that he is now an angel in heaven.”Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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