Hammer Assault Attack - Colin Flaherty reviews and gives commentary on news with headlines "Girl, 16, Hit In Head With Hammer At Near North Side McDonald’s"<br /><br />By Lauren Victory June 26, 2018 at 11:09 am<br />CHICAGO (CBS) — A teenager is recovering after a hammer attack Monday night at a McDonald’s near the Magnificent Mile.<br /><br />She left in an ambulance, and needed three stitches to close a gash in her forehead.<br /><br />Jasmine said, around 9:15 p.m., she walked by two women loudly arguing in the McDonald’s, and went to place an order. One of those women confronted the teen, and accused her of cutting the line.<br /><br />According to Jasmine, the 36-year-old suspect then pulled a hammer out of her purse and several people started yelling. That’s when Jasmine slipped on some water or a piece of paper on the floor.<br /><br />“I slipped and fell towards her, and she thought I was fixing to fight her and stuff. So once I came towards her, she hit me with the hammer,” Jasmine said. “She was already mad about the other lady. They was just arguing. So I just felt like she really took it out on me.”<br /><br />Police charged the suspect, Hannah Walker of the 4200 block of West North Avenue, with misdemeanor battery causing bodily harm, on Tuesday.
