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Prodigy, 21, about to become doctor
CHICAGO, April 28 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun broke her wrist in a struggle with a mugger outside her Chicago home early Saturday.
The man, who may have been armed with a knife, accosted Moseley Brown and tried to grab her purse, The Chicago Tribune reported. Her wrist was broken as she fought him off.
A University of Chicago student who happened to be passing Moseley Braun's home on the Southside came to her aid.
Moseley Brown, 59, and a relative had been at the theater Friday evening.
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