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Police arrest man in stabbing of 5-year-old girl and 37-year-old woman in Tioga

Sean Tucker, 28, of the 2100 block of North 28th Street, is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder and aggravated assault, police said.

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A 28-year-old North Philadelphia man has been arrested in connection with a double stabbing that critically wounded a 5-year-old girl and a 37-year-old woman Monday night in the city’s Tioga section, police said.

Sean Tucker, of the 2100 block of North 28th Street, is facing multiple charges, including attempted murder and aggravated assault, police said. He was apprehended by detectives Wednesday morning.

About 7:35 p.m. Monday, police responded to a report of a person with a weapon on the 1800 block of North 20th Street and found the girl and woman lying on the ground, covered in blood.

Police took the girl — who had stab wounds to her chest, abdomen, and left arm — to St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Police took the woman — who had multiple stab wounds to her chest and arms — to Temple University Hospital.

Tucker was described by police as the woman’s ex-boyfriend.

Police did not say whether the woman and girl are related.