Illinois, Palestinian American and hate crime

Illinois jury convicts man in hate crime 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.
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.
Jury finds Illinois man guilty of killing 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in hate crime after Hamas attack on Israel
A jury outside of Chicago convicted an Illinois man on Friday of murder and hate crime charges for the fatal 2023 stabbing of a Palestinian-American boy who lived on his property, an attack prosecutors said was fueled by anti-Muslim hate amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy
A jury has found a 73-year-old Illinois landlord guilty in a hate crime attack that left a Palestinian American boy dead and injured his mother.
Illinois landlord guilty of murdering 6-year-old Palestinian American boy
Joseph Czuba stabbed the child 26 times in October 2023, a week after the Israel-Gaza conflict began. A jury convicted him on murder, hate crimes and other charges.
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 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 for hate crime murder of Palestinian boy
Prosecutors said the man targeted the six-year-old and his mother over their Muslim faith following the Israel-Hamas war.
Illinois jury convicts man of murdering Palestinian American boy
This photo from the Will County Sheriff’s Office in the U.S. state of Illinois shows Joseph M. Czuba, who was found guilty Feb. 28, 2025, of murder and hate crime charges for an October 2023 stabbing that killed a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and wounded his mother.
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.
Jury convicts landlord in fatal stabbing of Palestinian American boy
A jury in suburban Chicago convicted a man Friday on murder and hate crime charges in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who lived at his property. The killing, which took place days after Hamas attacked Israel in 2023,
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