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 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 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 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.
Plainfield man accused of fatally stabbing Palestinian-American boy found guilty of murder
After less than an hour of jury deliberations, a verdict was been reached in the trial of a suburban man accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. Joseph Czuba, 73, is also accused of wounding the boy’s mother, who were tenants of his at in suburban Plainfield.
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 the brutal killing of a 6-year-old whose mother rented rooms in the man’s home, an attack that spiked fears over anti-Muslim discrimination in the earliest days of the war in Gaza.
Illinois man guilty of hate crime in horrific murder of Palestinian-American child
A jury on Friday convicted a man of murder for killing a six-year-old Palestinian-American child in Illinois, deeming the horrific attack to be a hate crime.
Crazed Illinois man guilty of stabbing 6-year-old to death while screaming chilling 4 words
Now convicted killer Joseph Czuba reportedly targeted the young child and his mother because of their Palestinian heritage, declaring "you Muslims must die" as he carried out the bloody deed
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.
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Plainfield, Illinois, landlord convicted of all charges in hate crime murder of 6-year-old Palestinian boy
Jurors deliberated little more than an hour before convicting Joseph Czuba of one count of first ... Elyssa is a digital news producer for CBS Chicago. She covers breaking news and manages the ...