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Chicago Woman Charged With Murder in Fatal Stabbing of Infant in Gage Park

Authorities are reviewing a police report that describes possible postpartum issues.

Overview

  • Chicago police charged Tatiana Maxwell, 25, with first-degree murder Sunday following Friday’s stabbing inside a Gage Park apartment.
  • The baby, identified by the Cook County medical examiner as Nyhnia Stovall, was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.
  • Investigators say Maxwell jumped from an upper-level window after the attack, suffered injuries, and was arrested at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
  • Police recovered a knife at the scene, and they have not confirmed the suspect’s relationship to the child despite local reports calling her the mother.
  • A police report obtained by local outlets quotes the father raising postpartum depression and other concerning behavior, and child-welfare officials have been notified as the case proceeds.