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Man Stabbed In River North After Refusing To Give Assailant Spare Change, Police Say

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was stabbed by an assailant after refusing to give him spare change in River North on Sunday afternoon, police said.

The 52-year-old victim was walking on Superior Street between Rush Street and the Magnificent Mile on Michigan Avenue when the suspect came up and asked him for spare change, police said.

When the victim refused, the assailant pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the victim in the throat, police said.

The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.

The victim and witnesses provided a description of the attacker, and officers took a suspect into custody.

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