Will County judge will not reconsider Plainfield man's sentence in 6-year-old stabbing case
Muslim boy Wadee Alfayoumi stabbed to death by landlord Joseph Czuba in October 2023; mother injured
JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A request from a Plainfield man convicted of killing a 6-year-old boy to have his sentence changed was denied Wednesday.
Joseph Czuba, 73, was sentenced last week to 53 years in prison.
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He killed Wadee Alfayoumi and badly hurt the child's mother in the room they were renting from him in October 2023.
A Will County judge heard his case Wednesday morning, and denied his request.
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Czuba was in court.
He requested to file an appeal; so, an appellate defender was appointed.
He remains in custody.
A jury convicted him in February on charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder and hate crimes.
Police say Czuba stabbed Alfayoumi more than 24 times.
Prosecutors said Czuba called the boy's mother a "devil Muslim," while he stabbed them.
The family now has wrongful death lawsuits filed against Czuba.
This is a tragedy that caught the country's attention in 2023, even leading former President Joe Biden to speak out on it.
Czuba will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.
