CHICAGO — A woman is recovering after a man stabbed her during an altercation on the Blue Line downtown Sunday afternoon.

Police said the victim, 22, was on the Jackson Blue Line platform when she got into a “verbal altercation” with a 55-year-old man around 3:29 p.m. During the argument, the man swung a sharp object at the woman, according to CPD. She suffered lacerations to both forearms and multiple cuts on her hands. Despite that, police said she declined medical attention.

Cops were on the scene almost immediately. They took a suspect into custody and recovered a knife. Charges are pending.

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