Woman, 71, stabbed, critically hurt near Chicago's Union Station
CHICAGO – A 71-year-old woman was stabbed and critically hurt Wednesday afternoon near Union Station in downtown Chicago .The woman was near the sidewalk in the 200 block of South Canal Street around 1:30 p.m. when a male offender stabbed her multiple times with a sharp object, police said. Her husband told CBS 2 the victim, Arlene Rado, was walking their dog Mickey when the attack happened.He said the offender grabbed his wife by the neck from behind and stabbed her.
The offender then fled but was tracked down by a good Samaritan, Alan Rado, Arlene's husband said. Police arrested the offender.A CBS 2 camera spotted Chicago and Amtrak police officers setting up crime tape around a section of the main entrance on Canal Street. Police were conducting their investigation both inside and around Union Station.Rado was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and initially reported in critical condition.
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