WF's Face Slashed During Robbery On CTA/Blue Line Platform; Negro in Custody

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http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/10/16/womans-face-slashed-during-robbery-on-blue-line-platform/


Woman’s Face Slashed During Robbery On Blue Line Platform
October 16, 2015 7:04 AM

CHICAGO (CBS) — A woman suffered a deep gash to her face, when she was attacked and robbed on a subway platform in the Loop.

The woman was at the Clark/Lake station on the Blue Line around 4 a.m., when a robber slashed her face and stole her cell phone. A source said she suffered a deep gash to her cheek.

At least one person who witnessed the crime called police, and helped them locate and arrest the man responsible. It appeared as the woman was being treated in an ambulance, police might have asked her to identify her attacker.

The victim was in stable condition, and will be released from the hospital after receiving stitches for the gash on her cheek.

 

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http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/10/17/man-charged-in-armed-robbery-slashing-on-cta-platform/


Man Charged In Armed Robbery, Slashing On CTA Platform
October 17, 2015 7:47 PM

(CBS) – A 48-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a robbery and knife attack on a female CTA rider in the Loop earlier this week.

Casser Williams is charged with one count of felony armed robbery and one count of felony aggravated battery. Chicago police identified him as the suspect who harmed a 24-year-old woman who was standing on a Blue Line’s Clark/Lake subway platform early Friday.

Williams allegedly slashed the woman’s face with a knife and stole her cell phone before fleeing and being captured by police with the help of witnesses.

The robbery victim was treated for a laceration to the face.