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Judge calls woman charged with stabbing 7-year-old on South Side "pure evil" after outburst in court
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- Shavon Gayden, 48, charged with the first-degree murder of 7-year-old Eddimar Hernandez Chacon in Chicago, will remain in custody after being deemed a danger to the community by a judge.
- The attack occurred last Saturday in broad daylight as Eddimar and her sister were walking to a store; Gayden allegedly stabbed Eddimar multiple times unprovoked before bystanders intervened.
- Gayden exhibited severe mental health issues during the court hearing, prompting her public defender to request and the judge to order a psychiatric evaluation.
- Prosecutors detailed Gayden's history of knife-related incidents, including previous threats and assaults, while her defense emphasized her mental illness rather than evil intent.
- The judge highlighted Gayden's decade-long pattern of violence involving knives and denied her release, underscoring the ongoing risk she poses to the community.
