Boston police arrest 4 13-year-olds following alleged random assault, the second such assault this week

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Police arrested three teenage boys earlier this week on comparable costs of attacking a random sufferer.

Boston police arrested 4 youngsters on Wednesday after what they are saying was the second unprovoked assault by juveniles within the metropolis this week.

In keeping with police, a bunch of teenagers approached a random sufferer close to District Avenue within the South Bay mall space on Wednesday evening, and a few of them started punching and kicking the sufferer. As cops had been talking with the sufferer after which making an attempt to put two of the suspects beneath arrest, the group allegedly yelled on the sufferer and the officers, and blocked the road.

Police charged 4 13-year-olds with resisting arrest. Two of the boys arrested had been additionally charged with assault and battery and affray. A 3rd boy was moreover charged with affray and disorderly conduct. And a woman was additionally charged with interference with a police officer and disorderly conduct, after allegedly interfering with the arrest of the third boy.

All 4 are anticipated to be arraigned in Boston Juvenile District Court docket.

Wednesday’s arrests observe the same incident Monday, which led to the arrest of three teenage boys. In keeping with Boston police, the youngsters — two 14-year-olds and a 15-year-old — attacked a random sufferer with out provocation close to Downtown Crossing, leaving him with bruises and cuts.

All three had been arraigned on Tuesday, and two had been charged with assault and battery. They had been held on $500 bail and informed to steer clear of Downtown Crossing and the sufferer. Prosecutors are reviewing video footage and witness statements earlier than they determine whether or not to cost the third teen.

In keeping with the Suffolk County District Legal professional’s Workplace, the sufferer of Monday’s assault was strolling alongside Washington Road when he made eye contact with one of many boys, who requested him, “Why are you f—ing watching me?” The sufferer stated he began working away from the boys, however they caught as much as him, and commenced hitting and kicking him.

Final week, on Aug. 8, Boston police arrested a 13-year-old and 15-year-old close to Downtown Crossing after they allegedly attacked a Macy’s worker, slicing his hand with a knife.

Suffolk District Legal professional Kevin Hayden wrote in a press launch that there have been “a number of” such random assaults by teenagers within the space “over the previous few weeks.”