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bigworld

(1,813 posts) Mon Jul 28, 2025, 01:26 PM Jul 28

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US man who killed Palestinian-American boy dies in prison

Source: BBC

An Illinois landlord convicted of murdering his six-year-old Palestinian-American tenant in a violent hate crime has died in custody.

Joseph Czuba was sentenced to 53 years behind bars in May for the murder of Wadea al-Fayoume as well as the severe wounding and attempted murder of his mother Hanaan Shaheen in 2023.

Police say the landlord targeted the pair for their Islamic faith shortly after the start of the Israel-Gaza war. He died at the Illinois Department of Corrections on Thursday, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office.

Czuba had served less than three months of his decades-long sentence when he died of a currently unknown cause at the age of 73.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2v41e1mndo

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US man who killed Palestinian-American boy dies in prison (Original Post) bigworld Jul 28 OP

Oh good, Cerberus has a new chew toy. LudwigPastorius Jul 28 #1

"he died of a currently unknown cause" JoseBalow Jul 28 #2

What a shame. Oopsie Daisy Jul 28 #3

Too bad it won't bring back the loss of an innocent child. But it does bring me some comfort that a monster is dead, SWBTATTReg Jul 28 #4

Good riddance to a piece of shit Scott Alan Swaggerty Jul 28 #5

When we think of "died in prison" as an appropriate punishment, Aristus Jul 28 #6

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LudwigPastorius

(13,395 posts)

1. Oh good, Cerberus has a new chew toy.

Reply to bigworld (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 01:59 PM

Jul 28

JoseBalow

(8,395 posts)

2. "he died of a currently unknown cause"

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:15 PM

Jul 28

My guess is a sharpened toothbrush handle to the neck.

Oopsie Daisy

(6,670 posts)

3. What a shame.

Reply to bigworld (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 02:36 PM

Jul 28

You can't punish the dead.

SWBTATTReg

(25,697 posts)

4. Too bad it won't bring back the loss of an innocent child. But it does bring me some comfort that a monster is dead,

Reply to bigworld (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 03:13 PM

Jul 28

and will face the wrath of the powers that be beyond.

Scott Alan Swaggerty

(105 posts)

5. Good riddance to a piece of shit

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Mon Jul 28, 2025, 03:14 PM

Jul 28

Aristus

(70,859 posts)

6. When we think of "died in prison" as an appropriate punishment,

Reply to bigworld (Original post)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 03:43 PM

Jul 28

we usually picture years; even decades.

Three months just isn't long enough a punishment for him. But better in than out.

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