Chicago woman suffers miscarriage after brutal attack by teens, report says

CHICAGO (DT) — A Chicago woman suffered a miscarriage after an attack Friday by a group of teenagers, according to FOX32 Chicago.

The woman, who the outlet called Nina, was reportedly two weeks pregnant before the teens punched her stomach, pulled out her hair, stomped on her and pepper-sprayed her while she was on a date. her husband. The couple was walking in the Streeterville neighborhood when one of the teens hit Nina's husband in the head from behind. He then told his wife to run before another member of the group dragged her by her hair to the ground, according to FOX32.

Nina claims she screamed before the teen pepper sprayed her eyes and another began stomping on her.

They were saying things that didn't make sense to me because they didn't know me personally,” Nina told the outlet.

Nina's husband reportedly ran towards her before more than ten people held him back. At one point, Nina asked the teens why they were attacking her and said she was trying to get home to her child, according to FOX32.

The group allegedly told Nina she couldn't “prancing around” in her dress and that the street belonged to them.

We believe in faith, and it wasn’t meant to be,” she said. “We don’t know why this happened to us.”

Police reportedly charged a 14-year-old and a 17-year-old with one count each of simple battery. Alderman Brian Hopkins, D Ward 2, whose district includes Streeterville, told FOX 32 Chicago he has asked the Cook County State's Attorney's Office to pursue the charges.

“We are asking the State Attorney to consider upgrading these charges to criminal charges resulting in serious bodily injury,” Hopkins said. “Both victims suffered serious injuries and the medical examination is ongoing.”

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There has been a 2% increase in complaints of aggravated battery this year, according to police data. Such a crime is a felony in Illinois. Citywide, there was an 11% decrease in crime rates for aggravated battery, robbery and burglary, among other crimes.

Last week, Alderwoman Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, of Ward D 48, announced that she would no longer share crime alerts on social media to uphold her commitment to “anti-racism” and ” empowerment”. Subscribers to its newsletter must now sign up to receive alerts.

“Our updated alert system draws not only on feedback from our community, but also on research conducted in recent years that shows how overreporting crimes leads to inaccurate public perceptions of violent crime rates and negatively impacts our most marginalized and underserved neighbors. “, declared the alderman.

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