Murderer of Palestinian-American boy sentenced to 53 years

The cruelty of this morally reprehensible killer and the impact of his violent conduct on this innocent child and mother is truly unfathomable,

prosecutor James Glasgow said in a statement

We want to know what made him do this,

Yousef told the judge

Some people are bringing this war to this country,

Yousef said

The landlord is killing me and my baby!”

Jury members heard Shaheen telling 911 operators in fear

This happened because this defendant was afraid that a war that started on Oct. 7, 2023 — a half a world away in the Middle East — was going to come to his doorstep,

Michael Fitzgerald, a prosecutor, told jurors

I told him, ‘Pray for peace,

said Ms. Shaheen, who is Muslim and Palestinian American

That’s (a lengthy sentence) not going to be enough. So for peace of mind, Mr Joseph, ... say something. Come up. Say something.”

Yousef said, turning toward the killer,

He had no right to take them.”

Yousef then turned to face Czuba and said

No matter what the sentence is going to be, it’s not going to justify

the boy’s death, the prosecution's only witness told the court on Friday

He told me ‘You, as a Muslim, must die,

said Shaheen, who testified in English and Arabic though a translator