Woman charged in bat attacks struggles with mental illness, her family says

Denise Solorzano, 26, was arrested Wednesday after she was identified as the person who struck eight women with a baseball bat, police said. (Provided)

The family of a woman charged with a series of attacks on other women on the Northwest Side, sometimes using a bat, said Thursday that she has struggled with mental illness.

Denise Solorzano, 26, faces three counts of aggravated battery in a public place, four counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and one count of aggravated assault with a vehicle.