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A landlord in Illinois who was sentenced to 53 years for the murder of 6-year-old Palestinian American Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother has died in custody. The attack was motivated by anti-Muslim hate linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict, and the case highlighted ongoing issues of anti-Muslim discrimination in the community.
Joseph Czuba, a landlord convicted of murdering 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and injuring his mother in a hate crime targeting their Islamic faith, has died in custody after being sentenced to 53 years in prison. The attack, motivated by the Israel-Hamas conflict, heightened fears of anti-Muslim sentiment in the community.
Joseph Czuba, an Illinois landlord convicted of murdering his Palestinian-American tenant Wadea al-Fayoume in a hate crime linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict, died in prison after serving less than three months of his 53-year sentence. The attack, motivated by religious hatred, resulted in Czuba stabbing the boy 26 times, and his mother was also injured. Czuba's death at age 73 leaves ongoing concerns about anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian sentiments.