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Woman Taken Into Custody After Girl, 7, Fatally Stabbed In Chatham
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
7
First seen
Oct 3, 10:00 AM CDT
updated Oct 5, 5:18 AM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WMAQ-TV, Chicago Sun-Times and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A woman with a history of jarring attacks has been charged in the fatal stabbing of a 7-year-old girl in East Chatham, the Chicago Sun-Times and WMAQ-TV reported. The mother of the charged woman has apologized to the victim's family, according to WLS-TV.
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 8, Oct 5, 10:30 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Mother of woman charged in 7-year-old girl's stabbing death apologizes to victim's family · WLS-TV
- Woman charged in killing of 7-year-old girl has history of jarring attacks · Chicago Sun-Times
- Family mourns 7-year-old girl killed in East Chatham stabbing · WMAQ-TV
- La detienen por presunto apuñalamiento mortal de una niña en Chatham · WSNS-TV
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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