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Person of interest in 2 stabbings in Philadelphia's Center City in custody: police
A person of interest accused of stabbing a one-year-old and a woman in separate incidents in Center City Saturday was taken into custody.
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A person of interest accused of stabbing a one-year-old and a woman in separate incidents in Center City Saturday was taken into custody.
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