Illinois man convicted of murder and hate crimes in stabbing of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy
JOLIET, Ill. — An Illinois man was found guilty Friday in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the wounding of his mother, an attack that prosecutors said was motivated by anti-Muslim hate, just days after Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.
Chicago Man Who Fatally Stabbed 6-Year-Old Palestinian Boy Found Guilty of Committing Hate Crime
Joseph Czuba, 73, was convicted of first-degree murder and hate crimes for the fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Wadea Al Fayoumi and the attack on his mother, a Palestinian-American family targeted amid a climate of anti-Palestinian rhetoric and media bias.
Will County stabbing, hate crime suspect found guilty on all counts in attack that killed boy
The man accused of killing a 6-year-old Muslim boy in a hate crime attack in unincorporated Plainfield has been found guilty on all counts.
Illinois jury announces verdict in killing of Palestinian American boy
A landlord from Illinois was found guilty of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and critically wounding the boy's mother.
Ex-wife of man charged in Palestinian American boy's fatal stabbing said he had become paranoid
Joseph Czuba, 73, is accused of killing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding the child's mother, who were his tenants, after the Israel-Hamas war started in 2023.
Illinois landlord who stabbed 6-year-old Palestinian boy found guilty of murder, hate crime
A jury found Illinois landlord Joseph M. Czuba guilty of murder in the stabbing death of Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian boy.
Illinois man convicted in murder of Muslim boy, wounding of his mother
Joseph Czuba, 73, an Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and attacking his mother because of their Muslim faith in 2023, was convicted on all eight charges, including first-degree murder.
Mother of Palestinian American boy slain in suburban Chicago hate crime testifies at trial
A suburban Chicago landlord took a knife from a belt holder and attacked a Palestinian American woman before fatally stabbing her young son 26 times, prosecutors alleged Tuesday during opening statements in the trial for a 2023 murder and hate crime.
Illinois jury convicts man in murder of Palestinian-American boy
An Illinois jury on Friday found a man guilty of murder and hate crime charges for an October 2023 stabbing that killed a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy and severely wounded his mother, according to court documents.
Plainfield man found guilty of Palestinian-American boy’s murder, committing a hate crime
Joseph Czuba has been convicted of murdering 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, a hate crime fueled by the Plainfield man’s hostility toward Palestinians and his anger over the Hamas attacks against
Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy
A jury found an Illinois landlord guilty of murder and hate crime charges Friday for a brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that killed a 6-year-old. Joseph Czuba, 73, was charged in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother,
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Trial begins Monday for Chicago-area man charged in deadly stabbing of Muslim boy
A suburban Chicago landlord will go on trial starting Monday for allegedly killing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and injuring his mother in an attack law enforcement described as a hate ...
Joseph Czuba Murder Trial Begins Today in Illinois: What to Know
Authorities allege that Czuba targeted Hanan Shaheen and her 6-year-old son, Wadee Alfayoumi, because of their Islamic faith.