JOLIET, Ill. — An Illinois man was found guilty Friday in the fatal stabbing of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the wounding of his mother, an attack that prosecutors said was motivated by anti-Muslim hate, just days after Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023.

A Will County jury has convicted a Plainfield, Illinois, landlord on all counts in the hate crime murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian boy, and the stabbing of the boy's mother. Jurors deliberated little more than an hour before convicting Joseph Czuba of one count of first-degree murder,

Joseph Czuba, 73, an Illinois landlord accused of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and attacking his mother because of their Muslim faith in 2023, was convicted on all eight charges, including first-degree murder.

Joseph Czuba stabbed the child 26 times in October 2023, a week after the Israel-Gaza conflict began. A jury convicted him on murder, hate crimes and other charges.

A jury has found a 73-year-old Illinois landlord guilty in a hate crime attack that left a Palestinian American boy dead and injured his mother

An Illinois landlord was found guilty on all counts in a murder and hate crime trial. He was accused of fatally stabbing a Palestinian American boy and attacking his mother, who survived. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa has the latest from the courthouse where the jury returned after one hour of deliberating.