A landlord who was jailed for decades after he attacked a Palestinian American boy and his mother has died. JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A landlord jailed for decades after he attacked a Palestinian American boy and his mother has died.

Joseph Czuba, 73, died less than three months after being sentenced to 53 years in prison for the October 2023 hate crime attack.

Joseph Czuba, a 73-year-old landlord, died in prison after being sentenced to 30 years for the hate crime murder of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and 20 years for the severe injuries he caused to the boy's mother,