Landlord fatally stabbed 6-year-old Muslim boy after listening to conservative radio, prosecutors say

Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, was stabbed to death Saturday in Plainfield Township. His mother was badly wounded. Police say the suspect made anti-Muslim statements during the attack. The victims are Palestinian Americans. (Provided)

As the war between Hamas and Israel unfolded in recent days, a Plainfield man became increasingly concerned about what he was hearing on conservative talk radio — and became agitated about the tenants living in his home, a Palestinian American mother and her young son, prosecutors said.

On Saturday, he allegedly attacked her and then stabbed her 6-year-old son to death — horrific allegations that have stunned the Muslim community in Chicago and beyond and drawn condemnation from around the world, including from President Joe Biden.