New Bedford Teens Arrested After Stabbing, Robbery

NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — New Bedford Police arrested two juveniles in connection with a stabbing that occurred downtown Tuesday night.

According to police, officers responded on the night of July 8 to a report of a stabbing at Custom House Square. They arrived to find a 63-year-old man suffering from stab wounds that were not life-threatening and who said that he had been robbed.

The victim, who was not identified, was transported to the hospital for treatment, police said.

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Officers then located two juveniles in the area. Police said one of the juveniles, although a bystander to the stabbing, was taken into custody on an unrelated active warrant.

The second juvenile was arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60, assault and battery and armed robbery. The juvenile was transported to the Department of Youth Services in Brockton, police said.

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