One individual is in police custody in relation to the brutal stabbing death of Sophia Edwards of Ciceron. Ciceron residents reported that the woman’s boyfriend was behind the savage attack.

One resident told the media that he had tried unsuccessfully to pull the alleged attacker off Edwards, but to no avail. Sources say police have not yet charged the individual who turned himself in; however, charges are expected to be preferred soon. The male suspect reportedly turned himself in at the Central Police Station.