Man stabbed by 13-year-old girl during failed abduction, Detroit police say

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DETROIT – Police said a 13-year-old girl stabbed a man Friday night in Detroit when he attempted to abduct her.

According to authorities, the girl told police she was approached by a 20- to 30-year-old man in the 19500 block of Berg Road at about 8:30 p.m.. She said the man grabbed her and the two struggled before she produced a knife she had on her and stabbed him in his side.

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The man allegedly fell to the ground and the girl ran home.

Her mother and the girl went to the Detroit Police Department's Eighth Precinct to make a police report.

The girl said the same man had attempted to abduct her last year as well.

The incident is under investigation.