The trial of a suburban Chicago landlord accused of murder, attempted murder, and a hate crime in a 2023 attack on a Palestinian American woman and her young son is set to start Tuesday. Joseph Czuba, 73, is charged in the fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023.
Authorities stated that the family was targeted because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas that erupted with a Hamas attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Opening statements are scheduled to begin Tuesday morning in a trial expected to last about a week.
