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4 Women Stabbed, Woman Struck by Bat During Brawl in Olney

Police were called to the 5800 block of North Marshall Street around 8:30 p.m. for a report of large brawl.

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Four women, including one who is pregnant, were stabbed while a fifth woman was struck with a baseball bat during a fight in Philadelphia's Olney neighborhood Monday night.

Police were called to the 5800 block of North Marshall Street around 8:30 p.m. for a report of large brawl. When they arrived they found a pregnant woman in her 20's who was suffering from several stab wounds to her hand as well as a 20-year-old woman who had been struck in the head with a baseball bat.

Both women were taken to the Einstein Medical Center in stable condition.

Later in the evening, three more women between the ages of 20 and 22 who had been injured in the fight were dropped off at Einstein.

One woman had been stabbed in the back and was in stable condition. A second woman had been stabbed in the chest and was also in stable condition. Finally, a third woman had been stabbed in the neck and was in critical condition.

No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate what led to the fight and stabbings. Police have not yet recovered the knife or baseball bat. They are currently speaking with witnesses and looking through surveillance video.

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