Man charged with attempted murder in Fernwood stabbing

Charles Brown | Chicago police

Bail was denied to a man accused of stabbing a woman multiple times Sunday in Fernwood on the South Side.

Charles Brown, 20, is charged with one count of attempted first-degree murder, according to Chicago police.

Brown allegedly stabbed the 48-year-old in the head and neck with a sharp object after becoming enraged that morning in the 9900 block of South Normal Avenue, police said.

She was found on the sidewalk, and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said.

Brown allegedly ran into a nearby home and was taken into custody, police said. He was treated for lacerations at Roseland Community Hospital.

A Cook County judged ordered him held without bail, according to county records. He is due in court again Nov. 25.