Evidence Revealed in Stabbing Murder Case of 7-Year-Old Girl
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Shavon Gayden, 48, faces a first-degree murder charge for the death of Eddimar Hernández Chacón, a 7-year-old girl who was stabbed while walking in a neighborhood south of Chicago, according to authorities. Gayden remains hospitalized and in custody at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and was not present during a hearing where new details about the attack and evidence presented in court were disclosed. Court documents indicate that Gayden had several knives in her bag, including the one she allegedly used to stab the girl, which had the child's blood on it. Prosecutors stated that Eddimar was walking down the street with her 17-year-old sister when Gayden allegedly grabbed her, threw her to the ground, and began stabbing her. The documents also indicate that prior to the attack, the suspect threatened an employee of a local business, although the specifics were not detailed. Minutes after the attack, Gayden reportedly fled the scene, but a witness chased her down and, according to prosecutors, struck her in the head to stop her. Gayden was subsequently arrested by police and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she remains hospitalized and in custody. As the legal process unfolds, Eddimar's father, speaking from Isla Margarita, Venezuela, remembered his daughter and called for justice for her death. The Venezuelan Alliance managed to contact him, where he shared his pain over the loss of his daughter and the memories he holds of her. This case is not Gayden's first encounter with the justice system; court records show she has faced at least two criminal cases in Cook County since 2016. In one case, Gayden pleaded guilty to assaulting a CTA driver and received two years of probation. She later faced another case for assaulting two shelter workers and violating her probation. This article was originally reported for broadcast by Telemundo Chicago. Artificial intelligence tools helped convert it into a digital version, and a journalist from Telemundo Chicago edited the article for publication.
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