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Seven-year-old girl died after being stabbed in Chicago

Redacción · Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 1 min read

According to the source consulted, a report consulted states that a seven-year-old girl identified by relatives as Edimari Hernández Chacón, also mentioned as Edimar Carreño, died on Saturday, October 3, 2026, after being stabbed while walking with her mother in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. The attack occurred around 11:55 a.m. An unknown woman stabbed her in the back; passersby subdued the attacker. The girl was taken in critical condition to Comer Children’s Hospital, where she died. No motive or prior relationship with the attacker is known. The information is preliminary and attributed to the Chicago Police Department.

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