Prosectors argued that the 2023 killing of Wadee Alfayoumi, 6, in suburban Chicago was motivated by anti-Muslim hate.

The prosecution in the trial of Plainfield landlord Joseph Czuba also showed several photos Wadee Alfayoumi's injuries to the jury — positioning the screen in a way that the jurors and judge could see but not the people watching from the gallery.

Police video footage, a medical worker's testimony and a black knife holder are taking center stage at the hate crime and murder trial for an Illinois landlord accused of killing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy.