Philadelphia Police announced the arrest of a 38-year-old woman Friday for her alleged role in a street brawl amongst a group of women in North Philly Thursday afternoon.
Jaqueline Simms of the 2000 block of N Franklin Street was arrested for allegedly being one of the stabbers in fight that apparently began over a guy at 8th and Diamond Streets around 4:45, cops said.
The fight left four women hospitalized -- including Simms, cops said.
The women used knives and sticks against each other, police said.
Simms was stabbed in the right arm during the brawl. A 16-year-old was also stabbed in the arm and a 23-year-old was stabbed in the face and forehead, cops said.
Those three women were all hospitalized in stable condition.
A fourth woman, an 18-year-old, was in critical but stable condition Friday after being stabbed in the throat and face, police said.
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Simms faces assault and related charges.
The fight was part of an ongoing dispute between the women, cops said.
A nearby recreation center apparently had nothing to do with the fight, cops said.
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