Overview

• Joseph Czuba, 71, an Illinois landlord, is accused of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding his mother, Hanan Shaheen, in an alleged hate crime.
• Czuba, who was reportedly upset over the Israel-Hamas war, targeted the victims because of their Muslim faith.
• Czuba has been charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, two counts of hate crime, and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
• A vigil was held outside the courthouse during Czuba's pretrial hearing, with members of the Muslim community showing support for the victims' family.
• Wadee's father, Odai Alfayoumi, has called for Czuba to face the maximum amount of responsibility for his son's death.