Landlord Imprisoned for Hate Crime Against Palestinian-American Family Has Died

Landlord Imprisoned for Hate Crime Against Palestinian-American Family Has Died
Joseph Czuba, 71, stands before Circuit Judge Dave Carlson for his arraignment at the Will County courthouse in Joliet, Ill., on Oct. 30, 2023. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo
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JOLIET, Ill.—A landlord sentenced to decades in prison after he killed a Palestinian American boy and wounded 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 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of the boy’s mother, Hanan Shaheen.