Will County hate crime: Joseph Czuba to be sentenced in unincorp. Plainfield stabbing murder of Wadee Alfayoumi

• 2025-05-02 09:59:09
• Racial Discrimination

The man found guilty in the hate crime murder of a six-year-old boy will be sentenced in Joliet Friday.

Joseph, 73, of Plainfield is was found guilty of killing Wadee Alfayoumi and seriously wounding his mother.

Prosecutors said Czuba, who was the victim's landlord, attacked the mother and son days after the start of the war in Gaza in 2023.

In February, he was convicted of murder and hate crime charges.

Czuba could face life in prison.