A landlord who was jailed for decades after he attacked a Palestinian American boy and his mother has died. JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A landlord jailed for decades after he attacked a Palestinian American boy and his mother has died.

Joseph Czuba, the landlord who was convicted of murdering Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, and attacking his mother in a 2023 hate crime, has died.

The murder of Wadee Alfayoumi, and attack on his mother, stand as one of the worst US hate crimes since Gaza war began.