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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 27-year-old woman is facing first-degree murder changes for allegedly stabbing her 5-year-old daughter to death, police said.
The girl, was allegedly fatally stabbed by her own mother in East Garfield Park Saturday morning, police said.
On Sunday, the Cook County Medical Examiner ruled the girl's death a homicide.
The medical examiner's office identified the girl Saturday night as Serenity Arrington.
Police have identified the girl's mother as 27-year-old Simone Austin.
Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern confirmed that Austin was Arrington's mother Sunday evening.
Austin was arrested Saturday morning in the 3200-block of W. Fulton Blvd.
The girl received multiple stab wounds to the neck, according to the medical examiner.
The young girl's grandfather claims his 27-year-old daughter is responsible for fatally stabbing her daughter on Chicago's West Side.