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US man sentenced to 53 years for killing of six-year-old boy in hate-crime incident
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The defendant, Joseph Czuba, was found guilty of murder and hate crimes for the killing of Wadee Alfayoumi, a six-year-old Palestinian American boy, and the attack on his mother Hanan Shaheen. The incident occurred on October 14, 2023, in Plainfield, near Chicago, where the victims were renting rooms from Czuba. Czuba was sentenced to 53 years in prison for the crime, which was sparked by anti-Muslim hatred.
This sentencing brings closure to the case, and a measure of accountability and justice to a tragedy that has shaken our community.
Wadee was an innocent child. He was targeted because of who he was – Muslim, Palestinian, and loved.
No sentence can restore what was taken, but today's outcome delivers a necessary measure of justice.
He told me 'You, as a Muslim, must die,'
sources
- 1.Al Jazeera
- 2.ABC News (Australia)
- 3.The Times of India
- 4.The Guardian
- 5.BBC
- 6.Chicago Sun-Times
- 7.Chicago Tribune
- 8.NBC News
- 9.Reuters
perspectives
- 1.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 2.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
- 3.Crimes
- 4.Homicide
- 5.Stabbings
- 6.Death Penalty
- 7.Hate Crimes
countries
organizations
- 1.Council on American-Islamic Relations
- 2.Hamas
- 3.US Department of Justice
- 4.American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
persons
- 1.Wadea Al-Fayoume
- 2.Mahmoud Yousef
- 3.Hanaan Shahin
- 4.Joseph M Czuba
- 5.Ahmed Rehab
- 6.Michael Fitzgerald
- 7.Amy Bertani-Tomczak
- 8.Odai Alfayoumi
- 9.Pat Nabong
- 10.Abed Ayoub
- 11.James Glasgow
- 12.Josh Shapiro