Illinois man convicted of hate crime killing Palestinian American boy dies in custody

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Illinois man convicted of hate crime killing Palestinian American boy dies in custody
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An Illinois man, Joseph Czuba, who was sentenced to 53 years for killing a Palestinian American boy and injuring his mother in a hate crime motivated by the Israel-Hamas conflict, has died in custody. The attack, which involved stabbing the boy 26 times, heightened fears of anti-Muslim discrimination, especially within the local Palestinian community.

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