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.
US man convicted in hate crime murder of Palestinian American boy
Joseph Czuba faces life in prison for the murder of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi days after the war on Gaza began.
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 left a 6-year-old dead.
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.
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 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.
Mother of Palestinian American boy slain in suburban Chicago hate crime testifies at trial
An Illinois landlord charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in a 2023 attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son is expected at trial.
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.
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.
Illinois man guilty in fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy
An Illinois jury has convicted Joseph Czuba of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi in an attack prosecutors say was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war.
Reaction after Illinois man found guilty of murdering Palestinian-American boy
A jury has convicted a 73-year-old man in the fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Wadee Al Fayoumi and the critical wounding of the boy’s mother.
Jury begins deliberations in trial of Illinois landlord charged with murdering Muslim boy
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A jury in Illinois began deliberations on Friday in the criminal trial of a landlord charged for the ...
Bloody crime scene photos play key role in trial of man accused in Palestinian American boy’s death
A harrowing 911 call, police video and other crime scene evidence are expected to play a key role as the murder and hate ...
'Hanan Killed Her Son,' Plainfield Landlord's Lawyer Argued: Vukmir
Prosecutor Christine Vukmir implored the jury to reject Joseph Czuba's lawyer George Lenard's argument that Hanan Shaheen ...