A seven-year-old girl died after being attacked with a sharp object while walking on a sidewalk in the Chatham neighborhood of southern Chicagothe police reported. A 48-year-old woman was later charged with first-degree murder for the crime..
The attack occurred shortly before noon on Saturday, October 3in the area of the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue.
According to authorities, the minor was walking on the sidewalk when a woman approached and attacked her, causing multiple injuries to her back, according to authorities. CBS News.
The girl was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified her as 7-year-old Edi Mari Hernandez Chacon. Other journalistic reports also refer to her as Eddimar Paola Hernandez.
According to Chicago police, several people who witnessed the attack chased the suspect and managed to detain her until officers arrived.. The woman suffered injuries during the struggle and was taken to a hospital, where she was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
He was later taken into police custody.
Authorities later identified the suspect as Shavon Gayden, 48, who faces a charge of homicide in first grade. Her court appearance scheduled for Monday was postponed because she remained hospitalized, according to AP News.
So far, police have not publicly established a motive for the attack or confirmed what relationship, if any, existed between the suspect and the girl.
Security camera images show the minor walking with a woman shortly before the attackalthough the authorities have not specified who that person was.
The girl’s family held a vigil at the site of the attack on Sunday, where her relatives expressed their pain and asked for justice for the girl’s death.
