{
  "id": 12021811,
  "title": "Police say woman fatally stabbed 7-year-old girl walking in Chicago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/police-say-woman-fatally-stabbed-7-year-old-girl-walking-in-chicago",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T22:42:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/10/04/police-say-woman-fatally-stabbed-7-year-old-girl-walking-in-chicago"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed while walking on a Chicago street, according to police. The incident occurred in the Chatham neighborhood, near businesses, on Saturday morning. The child was approached by a woman carrying an unknown sharp object. The woman stabbed the girl multiple times in the back. The attacker sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was subsequently arrested by police. The girl, identified as Edi Mari Hernandez Chacon, died at a hospital. Witnesses reported seeing the girl walking hand-in-hand with an older female on the sidewalk. Police have not disclosed any information about the relationship between the attacker and the victim.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}