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Woman Critically Hurt In Back Of The Yards Domestic Incident

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A woman is in critical condition after she was stabbed in a domestic incident Sunday afternoon in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

The woman, 24, suffered a single stab wound to the breast during a "domestic incident" about 1:15 p.m. near South Wolcott Avenue and West 52nd Street, police News Affairs Officer Joshua Purkiss said.

She was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, Purkiss said.

A suspect is in custody, but charges had not been filed as of Sunday evening, police said.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2013. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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