Mother of Slain Chicago Boy Released from Hospital, Urges Peace Following Alleged Anti-Muslim Attack

Caregiver Hanaan Shahin finds solace in faith, forgives attacker, while convicted landlord Joseph Czuba faces court hearing next week for hate crime murder and attempted murder linked to Israel-Hamas conflict.

Hanaan Shahin, the mother of a 6-year-old boy murdered in an alleged anti-Muslim hate crime, has been released from the hospital and urges peace in her first public statement.
The accused attacker, Joseph Czuba, their landlord, has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder, two counts of hate crime, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
According to authorities, the attack was driven by Czuba's anger towards the Israel-Hamas conflict, targeting Shahin and her son because of their Islamic faith.
Shahin, who works as a caregiver for seniors, remembers her son Wadea as her best friend, an intelligent and funny boy who had a caring nature for the planet and liked to join her in prayers.
Despite her trauma, Shahin is making a speedy recovery, stunning her medical attendants; she credits her recovery to 'God hearing the prayers of people out there'.
She harbors no anger about the attack, instead prays for peace and justice, and finds solace in remembering her son as an 'angel on earth, now an angel in heaven'.