Man convicted in stabbing death of 6-year-old Palestinian American dies in jail

53 YO landlord who stabbed Palestinian-American boy to death dies in prison

The 73-year-old Czuba targeted them in October 2023 because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas, which started days earlier.

Man who murdered Palestinian-American child dies in prison

"This depraved killer has died, but the hate is still alive and well, ” the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Chicago office, stated after Joseph Czuba's death.

US landlord jailed for killing Palestinian American child dead

A US landlord jailed for decades after he attacked a Palestinian American boy and his mother has died. Three months ago, Joseph Czuba was sentenced to 53 years behind bars for the attack. He was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charges in the death of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of the boy's mother, Hanan Shaheen. The 73-year-old Czuba targeted them in October 2023 because of their Islamic faith and as a r…

Man convicted in stabbing death of 6-year-old Palestinian American dies in jail

The Illinois man convicted of stabbing a six-year-old Palestinian American boy to death in an anti-Muslim hate crime died in jail, according to local media reports that cited the Will County Sheriff's Office. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, a cause of death has not been determined as of Saturday, July 26. Officials from the Will County Sheriff's Office told WGN Joseph Czuba, 73, died while in the custody of the Illinois Department of Correct…

Landlord who killed Palestinian boy in hate crime dies in prison

Joseph Czuba, who stabbed an innocent 6-year-old Palestinian boy 26 times, died in prison just months after his sentencing.

US man convicted in Palestinian-American boy hate crime murder dies in jail

The murder of Wadee Alfayoumi, and attack on his mother, stand as one of the worst US hate crimes since Gaza war began.