Landlord Indicted for Murder, Hate Crime in the Fatal Stabbing of a 6-Year-Old Palestinian Boy

A Plainfield Township landlord was formally indicted on Thursday in the murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the stabbing of his mother in an alleged hate crime earlier this month.

A Will County grand jury indicted Joseph Czuba on three counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery, and two counts of hate crime. He is due back in court on Monday.

Authorities have said Czuba targeted the victims because of their Muslim faith, and because of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

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