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Three Women Stabbed with Box Cutter After Fight in Hermosa, Police Say

July 15, 2013 7:58pm | Updated July 15, 2013 7:58pm
Three women were stabbed with a box cutter in Hermosa  Monday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Three women were stabbed with a box cutter after a fight broke out in the Hermosa neighborhood Monday evening, police said.

The women were involved in a street fight in the 1900 block of North Karlov Avenue when a 29-year-old woman took out a box cutter and stabbed them, said Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokeswoman. The stabbing happened about 5:15 p.m., Estrada said.

A 29-year-old woman and a 31-year-old woman were taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, while a 36-year-old woman was taken to Norwegian American Hospital in "stable" condition, Estrada said.

The woman who stabbed them is in custody with charges pending, Estrada said. 

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