JOLIET, Ill. — An Illinois man was found guilty Friday in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the wounding of his mother, an attack that prosecutors said was motivated by anti-Muslim hate, just days after Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.

An Illinois jury on Friday found a man guilty of murder and hate crime charges for an October 2023 stabbing that killed a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and severely wounded his mother, according to court documents.

Joseph Czuba, 73, an Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and attacking his mother because of their Muslim faith in 2023, was convicted on all eight charges, including first-degree murder.

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A jury found an Illinois landlord guilty of murder and hate crime charges Friday for a brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that killed a 6-year-old.

Joseph Czuba, 73, is accused of killing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding the child's mother, who were his tenants, after the Israel-Hamas war started in 2023.

Joseph Czuba stabbed the child 26 times in October 2023, a week after the Israel-Gaza conflict began. A jury convicted him on murder, hate crimes and other charges.

An Illinois jury has convicted Josephy Czuba of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi in an attack prosecutors say was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war.

Now convicted killer Joseph Czuba reportedly targeted the young child and his mother because of their Palestinian heritage, declaring "you Muslims must die" as he carried out the bloody deed