A Palestinian American woman whose 6-year-old son was fatally stabbed in an attack that prosecutors say was motivated by hate for Muslims described Tuesday how her son watched in fear as their landlord stabbed her more than a dozen times before he turned the knife on the young boy.
Hanan Shaheen was the first witness to take the stand in the trial of Joseph Czuba, 73, who is charged in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023. Authorities said they were targeted because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas that erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked southern Israel.
