Woman stabbed in Brighton Park sex assault attempt, police say

Wednesday, January 3, 2018
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was stabbed Tuesday night in an alley on Chicago's Southwest Side by a man who tried to sexually assault her.

The 24-year-old woman was walking in the 3000-block of West 36th Street in the city's Brighton park neighborhood around 7 p.m.
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That's when someone she didn't know approached her from behind and tried to assault her, police said. He then pulled out a knife and stabbed her in the lower back and upper thigh.

The victim was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was listed in good condition.
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Police have not released any information about the suspect. The incident remains under investigation.
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