Chicago woman stabs infant girl to death with knife before jumping out window: cops
A Chicago woman has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing an infant girl to death. The suspect, Tatiana Maxwell, jumped from a window following the incident and was arrested after being treated for her injuries. The baby, identified as Nyhnia Stovall, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
- ▪Tatiana Maxwell, 25, has been charged with first-degree murder.
- ▪The stabbing occurred in Gage Park on Chicago's south side.
- ▪A knife was found at the scene of the crime.
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US News Chicago woman stabs infant girl to death with knife before jumping out window: cops By Chris Nesi Published May 17, 2026, 11:53 a.m. ET A 25-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a baby girl to death and then leaping from an upper-level window, cops said. Tatiana Maxwell was hurt in the fall, and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where she was arrested after being treated for her injuries. The baby, identified by police as Nyhnia Stovall, was brought to Comer Children’s Hospital where she died. A 25-year-old woman was charged with murder for stabbing an infant to death in Chicago. FOX 32 The alleged fatal stabbing took place in the 3000 block of W.
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