US EditionJury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy
- An Illinois jury convicted Joseph Czuba of three counts of first-degree murder and hate crimes for the stabbing of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and injuring his mother, Hanaan Shahin, in 2023.
- Wadee was stabbed 26 times, and evidence linked Czuba directly to the crime.
- Hanaan Shahin testified that Czuba said, 'You, as a Muslim, must die,' during the attack, indicating a hate-driven motivation.
- State Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid described the case as 'gut-wrenching' and supported the jury's verdict, highlighting concerns about rising hostility against Muslims and Palestinians in the U.S.
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Illinois Landlord Convicted in Hate Crime Murder of 6-Year-Old Palestinian Boy
A jury on Friday found an Illinois man guilty of murder and hate crime over the October 2023 attack on a Palestinian family who had been renting rooms in his home at the time. Joseph Czuba, 73, stabbed 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and his mother, Hanan Shaheen, multiple times during the Oct. 14, 2023, attack, killing the child. Authorities believe the attack was driven by hate fueled by the Israel–Hamas war that broke out on Oct. 7, 2023. Czuba ha…
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