A man in Illinois is accused of stabbing a 6-year-old boy and injuring his mother in a targeted attack believed to be a hate crime motivated by the events unfolding in the Israel–Hamas war, authorities said on Oct. 16.
The Will County Sheriff’s Office stated that the incident involved a landlord and tenants and occurred on Oct. 14 in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield, Illinois. The suspect has been identified as 71-year-old Joseph Czuba.
