California college’s student president stabbed; hate crime alleged — Joseph Igbineweka called racial slurs, then stabbed

CNN reports:
— “The student body president of California State University, Chico, was recovering Monday from stab wounds suffered in what police believe was a hate crime, officials said.”
— “Joseph Igbineweka, who was born in Nigeria, was stabbed early Sunday while walking in a Chico neighborhood near the college where mostly students reside, Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield said.”
— “Igbineweka passed two men who began to make racial slurs, Merrifield said. He ignored them and continued to walk, but they followed him and continued to yell at him.”
— “Igbineweka eventually turned around, and one of the men struck him, Merrifield said. He fought back, but the man pulled a pocket knife and stabbed him at least four times, in the neck, chest, stomach and arm, according to Merrifield. The attacker fled on foot.”

— CNN video report

Additional reports:

— AP: Police: Student president stabbed in racist attack
— KGO: CSU Chico stabbing being called a hate crime
— Chico Enterprise Record: Chico State Associated Students president recalls attack
— UPI: Man arrested in hate crime stabbing
— “Barry Sayavong was ordered held in the county jail on $250,000 bail after Joseph Igbineweka, 23, was stabbed multiple times in the neck, arms and hands while walking home from a party Sunday.”
— Sacramento Bee: Chico hate crime victim calls it an isolated incident; suspect’s sister calls it mistaken identity