Woman Stabbed In Head On CTA Bus: Cops

CHICAGO, IL — A woman riding a CTA bus along Michigan Avenue was stabbed by an unidentified woman Easter Sunday, according to the Chicago Tribune. The 30-year-old victim only received a small cut from the attack and refused medical treatment, the story noted.

Chicago police said officers responded to a call at about 10:15 p.m. April 1 of a woman being stabbed in the 600 block of North Michigan Avenue. The woman had been sitting near the back of the bus when her attacker stabbed her in the back of the head with an unidentified object hidden in the attacker's glove.

The victim had been sitting in front of the other woman before the attack. The two women didn't speak a word to each other before the attack.

The attacker got off the bus and fled south on Michigan Avenue, according to the Tribune. Police suspect the attacker might have been homeless, and the incident is under investigation.

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