Illinois landlord sentenced to 53 years over hate-crime killing of six-year-old

<p>Joseph Czuba, 73, killed Muslim boy and severely injured his mother in vicious attack days after war in Gaza began</p><p>An <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/illinois">Illinois</a> landlord who killed a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/18/wadea-al-fayoume-six-year-old-palestinian-boy-killed-hate-crime-illinois">six-year-old Muslim boy</a> and severely injured his mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison.</p><p>Joseph Czuba, 73, was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/palestinian-child-killing-trial-joseph-czuba">found guilty</a> in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charges in the death of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/02/illinois-joseph-czuba-murder-sentencing">Continue reading...</a>