Overview

• The attack unfolded around 5:44 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Harvard Avenue on Chicago’s South Side.
• Police say a sharp object was used to stab a 1-year-old girl and two boys, ages 3 and 5, in their right wrists.
• A nearby resident discovered the injured family and drove them to St. Bernard Hospital before they were transferred to Comer Children’s Hospital.
• Authorities have identified the 33-year-old suspect as the children’s mother and have taken her into custody with charges pending.
• Wentworth Area detectives continue to investigate the motive behind the incident and encourage anyone with information to come forward.