33-year-old woman arrested after stabbing three children on Chicago’s South Side
The three injured children are in serious condition at Comer Children’s Hospital; Wentworth Area detectives are investigating any connection between the suspect and the victims.
Overview
- The attack occurred around 5:44 p.m. Wednesday on the 7100 block of South Harvard Avenue in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood.
- A 33-year-old woman allegedly stabbed each child in the right wrist with a sharp object.
- The victims—a 1-year-old girl, a 3-year-old boy and a 5-year-old boy—were initially taken to St. Bernard Hospital.
- After initial treatment at St. Bernard Hospital, all three were transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital.
- Charges are pending as Wentworth Area detectives investigate what link, if any, exists between the suspect and the children.