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7-Year-Old Boy Stabbed in Chicago's Rogers Park, Woman in Custody Pending Charges

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Published on May 18, 2025
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In a distressing incident from Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood, a 7-year-old boy was stabbed inside a residence on the 1700 block of West Touhy Avenue. The attack, which occurred on Saturday morning around 8 a.m., left the child hospitalized in fair condition at Lurie Children’s Hospital, as detailed by the Chicago Sun-Times.

A 26-year-old woman is in custody in connection with the stabbing, police confirmed. Chicago police said that the woman, whose identity has not been released, reportedly took out a sharp object to suddenly stab the young boy in the abdomen, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times.

Local authorities, including Area Three detectives, are actively investigating the stabbing. The accused woman was taken into custody shortly after the crime, as per ABC 7 Chicago