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$2M bail for man charged with stabbing girl in Little Village

By Luke Wilusz

Bail was set Saturday at $2 million for a man charged with stabbing a girl during a domestic argument early Friday in Little Village.

Victor Rico, 26, is accused of stabbing a “female juvenile” in the 2700 block of South Trumbull, according to the police, who said the girl was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with multiple lacerations to her head.

Rico was charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm, aggravated unlawful restraint, aggravated domestic battery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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