Mother testifies her 6-year-old son watched in horror as attacker stabbed her before killing boy
She was the first witness to take the stand in the trial of Joseph Czuba, 73, who is accused of killing the Palestinian American boy amid the Israel-Hamas war.
In Hate Crime Trial, Mother of Slain Palestinian American Boy Testifies
Prosectors argued that the 2023 killing of Wadee Alfayoumi, 6, in suburban Chicago was motivated by anti-Muslim hate.
Slain 6-year-old boy's mother, injured in stabbing, 1st to testify in Will County hate crime trial
The mother of a 6-year-old Muslim boy who was stabbed to death was the first to take the stand Tuesday in his accused murderer's trial.
Mother of Palestinian boy killed in US says they were targeted for being Muslim
The mother of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy killed in October 2023 in Illinois in a stabbing that authorities called a hate crime testified on Tuesday that her son's alleged attacker said they must die because they were Muslims.
Father of slain Palestinian American boy leaves court after the first day of the Joseph Czuba trial
The trial of Chicago landlord Joseph Czuba, who prosecutors accuse of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding his mother, Hanan Shaheen, on Oct. 14, 2023, began Tuesday. (AP video by
‘He’s killing my baby,‘ mother testifies in Plainfield Township hate crime murder trial
Hanan Shaheen testified in Will County court Tuesday about the 2023 brutal knife attack that left her seriously wounded and led to the death of her 6-year-old son. Joseph Czuba, 73, of Plainfield
Mother of Palestinian American boy killed in Chicago hate crime gives evidence
A Chicago Muslim mother described to jurors on Tuesday how she hid in a locked bathroom and called emergency services after her landlord brutally attacked her with a knife and then fatally stabbed her young Palestinian American son in another room.
Mother of Palestinian American boy slain in suburban Chicago hate crime testifies at trial
An Illinois landlord charged with murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in a 2023 attack on a Palestinian American mother and her young son is expected at trial.
Police video and 911 call play key role in trial of man accused in Palestinian American boy’s murder
A harrowing 911 call, police video and other crime scene evidence are expected to play a key role as the murder and hate ...
Joseph Czuba Murder Trial Begins Today in Illinois: What to Know
Authorities allege that Czuba targeted Hanan Shaheen and her 6-year-old son, Wadee Alfayoumi, because of their Islamic faith.