Woman stabbed 3 kids, 1 fatally, and set fire to home, police say

CHICAGO (WGN) — A woman was taken into custody Friday morning after allegedly stabbing three children, one fatally, and setting fire to a Logan Square home.

Officers were called to the home on the 3600 block of West Palmer Street shortly after 9 a.m. on a report of a person with a knife. Police said a 45-year-old woman used a knife to attack three children in the home: a 4-year-old boy, a 10-year-old boy, and a 13-year-old girl.

All were taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. The 4-year-old passed away from a stab to the chest, officials said. The 10-year-old boy was listed in serious condition with a stab wound in his right arm. The teen girl was critically wounded, with stab wounds on her face, chest and back, authorities said…

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