Woman stabbed with own knife while defending herself at Blue Line stop

A woman was stabbed with her own knife Tuesday morning while defending herself at a West Side CTA Blue Line station.

The woman, 36, was confronted and punched by two people around 5:30 a.m. in the mezzanine of the Cicero Blue Line stop in the 700 Block of South Cicero Avenue, Chicago police spokeswoman Kellie Bartoli said.

She took out a knife and stabbed one of the attackers, police said. One of the attackers then grabbed the knife and stabbed her several times in her face, police said.

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The woman was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was listed in critical condition, police said.

Police did not release a description of the attackers.

Blue Line trains bypassed the Cicero station until 8:45 a.m. while police investigated, according to the CTA.

In October, a man was stabbed during a fight at the same Blue Line station. The 62-year-old victim was stabbed in his head and fell onto the tracks, police said. He was hospitalized in serious condition.