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

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Shavdon Gayden killed Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon in broad daylight while walking with her older sister 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.

Read the original report at The Guardian.

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