7-Year-Old Stabbed to Death on Chicago’s South Side: Police
Bystanders detained the suspect, who was also injured and taken to a hospital as detectives investigate the attack.
- A 7-year-old girl died after being stabbed multiple times in the back near the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood at 11:55 a.m. on Saturday.
- Witnesses reported the woman approached the child while she was walking and 'displayed a sharp object' before the assault, prompting bystanders to intervene immediately.
- The girl was transported to Comer Children Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, while the woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the scuffle and was placed into police custody.
- Calumet Area detectives are investigating the incident, though authorities have not announced charges or confirmed whether the woman and child knew each other or what prompted the attack.
- An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday to determine the official cause of death, while the woman remains in police custody as detectives continue their investigation.
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7-year-old girl dies after being stabbed multiple times in Chicago, police say - Regional Media News
A 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed on a sidewalk in a shopping district of Chicago over the weekend by a woman who was detained at the scene of the crime by bystanders, according to police. The incident occurred just before noon local time on Saturday [...]
No child should ever experience violence or fear simply because they are walking on the sidewalk.
In the U.S. city of Chicago a woman attacked a child with a pointed object. The seven-year-old girl died in the hospital. The woman was arrested. A possible motive for the act is still unclear.
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