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The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin and agencies

Woman charged with murder after stabbing seven-year-old girl in Chicago

Eddimar Hernandez Chacon, a young girl with braided hair, rests her chin on her hands
Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon, the seven-year-old girl who was stabbed while taking a walk with her older sister on 3 October. Photograph: GofundMe

A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a seven-year-old girl, with police describing it as an unprovoked attack on a sidewalk in Chicago.

Shavon Gayden, 48, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, Chicago police said in a statement on Sunday. The killing happened just before noon on Saturday in the Chatham neighborhood. The victim has been identified by local media and the medical examiner’s office as Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon.

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