An Illinois man pleaded not guilty Monday in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Muslim boy in Plainfield -- allegedly over the Hamas-Israel conflict -- earlier this month, according toJoseph Czuba allegedly stabbed Wadea Al-Fayoume 26 times with a "military-style knife" and also stabbed his mother Hanan Shaheen more than a dozen times in the incident, according to police. Shaheen survived the attack.
The incident took place on Oct. 14, just before noon local time, when deputies were sent to a residence after a call about a stabbing between a landlord and tenant. The two were found in the bedroom of a residence. Both victims had multiple stab wounds to their chest, torso and upper extremities, authorities said.Wadea was taken to the hospital in critical condition and succumbed to his injuries, the sheriff's department said.
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