KANE COUNTY - An Aurora man has been sentenced to prison for a knife attack that left another man injured and bleeding in 2023.

What we know:

According to Kane County prosecutors, 49-year-old Duka M. Smith pleaded guilty to armed violence, a Class X felony.

Prosecutors said the attack happened on Nov. 12, 2023, during a disagreement between Smith and the victim at an apartment. The argument turned physical, and Smith began stabbing the man with a knife.

The victim managed to get outside, but Smith followed him into the parking lot and continued stabbing him in the face, head, chest and abdomen while he was on the ground. This part of the incident was captured on surveillance video.

Despite his injuries, the victim was able to stumble away and was later found injured and bleeding. Pr

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