Landlord pleads not guilty to killing US Muslim boy, 6, and stabbing mother

Joseph Czuba charged with murder, attempted murder and hate crime in death of Wadea Al-Fayoume and wounding of his mother

A man accused of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American boy and his mother pleaded not guilty on Monday following his indictment by an Illinois grand jury.

Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the fatal stabbing of six-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the wounding of his mother Hanaan Shahin on 14 October. Authorities said the victims were targeted because of their Muslim faith.