Chicago man charged with stabbing woman to death in East Garfield Park

A woman was fatally stabbed Sunday evening in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.

The 28-year-old was found unresponsive around 5:50 p.m. in the 3400 block of West Walnut Avenue, police said.

She suffered multiple stab wounds across her body. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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The Cook County medical examiner's officer has not yet released her identity.

Lamont Mathews, 23, is charged with one count of first-degree murder, Chicago police said.

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Police sources said the incident appears to be domestic-related.

Mathews was due in bond court Tuesday.

Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.

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