Seven-Year-Old Girl Fatally Stabbed in Chicago; Bystanders Hold Attacker for Police

A seven-year-old girl died after being stabbed multiple times in the back while walking near shops in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood.

The attacker was a woman, who was restrained by a group of bystanders at the scene.

The bystanders held her until police arrived and took custody of her.

The circumstances leading up to the attack were not detailed in the available account, which did not identify the girl or the woman.