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The father of a six-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in a suspected hate crime said his son may have tried to hug his attacker before he was killed.P)..
The boys murder has been linked to the Israel-Hamas war amid concerns over a surge in violent attacks against innocent Jews and Palestinians around the world..
Today, the young boy was laid to rest at the Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview, Illinois, located to the southwest of Chicago, as confirmed by a statement from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)..
The suspect, Joseph M. Czuba, 71, of Plainfield, Illinois, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts of hate crimes and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, according to the sheriffs office..
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 sheriffs statement read..
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