Woman stabbed near Holy Name Cathedral
Posted by loyolastudentdispatch on July 23, 2012
A woman remains in critical condition Monday after being stabbed near Holy Name Cathedral.
Here is the story from the Chicago Tribune:
Criminal charges were pending this morning against a 66-year-old man who Chicago police said stabbed and critically injured a woman near Holy Name Cathedral on the Near North Side.
The woman, 41, remained in critical condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital with a stab wound to her face and left side of her body, police said.
The stabbing occurred during a quarrel between the unidentified man and woman near the intersection of Chicago Avenue and State Street at 5:35 p.m. Sunday, according to police and fire officials.
While authorities didn’t immediately say what exactly sparked the quarrel, police said it escalated when the man pulled a knife and stabbed the woman.
No other injuries were reported.
Near North District officers found the man a short time later and arrested him. No charges had been filed as of this morning, said Officer Hector Alfaro, a police spokesman.
