Father of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in Plainfield Township files wrongful-death lawsuit

Wadea Al-Fayoume’s father, Oday Al-Fayoume, seated right, and his uncle Mahmoud Yousef attend a vigil for Wadea at Prairie Activity and Recreation center in Plainfield in October. Al-Fayoume has filed a lawsuit in the death of his son, who was fatally stabbed. (Associated Press)

The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was stabbed to death in Plainfield Township has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the suspect, his wife and their property management company in connection with the boy’s death.

Joseph Czuba, 71, the landlord of Hanan Shaheen and her son, Wadea Al-Fayoume, is accused of targeting the two because of their Muslim faith in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.