Man ‘stabs grandma, 96, to death with a PITCHFORK and wounds second woman, 73, in bloody attack’
A MAN has been arrested after he reportedly stabbed a 96-year-old grandmother to death with a pitchfork and seriously wounded another woman.
Police in Chicago reported that the 41-year-old man, who was related to the deceased, attacked Myrtis Jackson and another woman outside of their home on South Laflin Street on the South Side on Tuesday morning.
The suspect reportedly stabbed both women with the pitchfork multiple times. Jackson was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The second victim, a 73-year-old woman (police had initially reported that she was in her 50s), was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and treated for serious injuries.
Sources say the suspect, whose name has not been released yet due to pending charges, has a history of mental illness, according to The Daily Mail.
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He was reportedly taken to St Bernard Hospital for minor injuries sustained during the altercation.
It’s unclear at this time what prompted the man to attack.
Jackson’s family members held a vigil for her on Tuesday night outside of the home where she was killed.