Landlord accused of killing six-year-old Muslim boy and stabbing mother

Wadea Al-Fayoume, who has died after a stabbing attack in Illinois. Photograph: Cair/Reuters

A 71-year-old man in Plainfield, Illinois, has been charged with murder and a hate crime after allegedly stabbing a child and his mother because they were Muslims.

“Detectives were able to determine that both victims in this brutal attack were targeted by the suspect due to them being Muslim and the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict involving Hamas and the Israelis,” the Will county sheriff’s office said.