Father of Palestinian American Boy Slain Outside Chicago Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Published on December 5, 2023

CHICAGO—The father of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy fatally stabbed in what authorities allege was a hate crime has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Oday Al-Fayoume filed the lawsuit last month against the suburban Chicago landlord charged in the attack that left his child dead and the boy’s mother seriously wounded. The attack has drawn condemnation from the White House. Authorities allege Joseph Czuba, 71, targeted Wadea Al-Fayoume and his mother Hanaan Shahin, on Oct. 14 because of their Muslim faith and as a response to the war between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group. Mr. Czuba pleaded not guilty in October to hate crime and murder charges....

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