Juvenile charged with stabbing another teen held without bail pending dangerousness hearing tomorrow
BOSTON, October 5, 2025 – A 14-year-old juvenile is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing Monday after being charged with stabbing a 14-year-old near East Boston High School in September, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.
The juvenile, 14, of East Boston was charged with assault to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife) and assault and battery.
Judge David Griffin ordered the juvenile held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on October 6 in Chelsea Juvenile Court.
At about 2 p.m. on September 24, Boston police responded to a person stabbed at 115 Falcon Street. Officers applied tourniquets to the victim, 14, who sustained stab wounds to the head, legs, and back resulting in a punctured lung.
The victim told officers she was attacked by two juveniles known to her and that one of them stabbed her.
Investigators learned that the victim had an altercation with the juvenile about two years ago over a pair of broken eyeglasses. The victim reported that since that day, every time she encountered the juvenile, the juvenile would try to fight the victim.
On September 24, the victim reported leaving school and walking on Putnam Street when she noticed two juveniles following her. The victim said she called her sister on the phone to tell her she believed she was going to get “jumped”. As the victim was walking, she was attacked from behind and struck repeatedly by both juveniles. The victim then observed one of the juveniles take what she believed to be a folding knife and place it in her pocket and walk the opposite way. The victim did not realize she was stabbed but reported feeling something warm running down her body. The victim told the juvenile she was going to call the police but the juvenile picked up the victim’s cellphone from the sidewalk and threw it at the victim.
As the victim continued to walk home, other students followed her home and advised her to apply pressure to her stab wounds. The victim sat down on Falcon Street and was treated by school staff before police arrived.
Several videos circulating online capture the attack. Both juveniles can be seen striking and restraining the victim. One juvenile is seen on video with an object in her right hand making striking motions in the areas where the victim sustained stab wounds.
Investigators identified the juveniles through cellphone and surveillance videos.
The second juvenile will be arraigned at a later date.
“This assault, beyond the injuries and fear and trauma it inflicted upon the victim, hurt us all. When young lives are impacted by such violence it’s a tragedy for families, neighborhoods, schools and larger society itself. I wish this victim a full recovery on every level,” Hayden said.
All charged individuals are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s office serves the communities of Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Our office handles more than 20,000 cases a year. Nearly 160 assistant district attorneys practice in nine district and municipal courts, Suffolk Superior Court, the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Boston and Chelsea Juvenile Courts and the Supreme Judicial Court. Our office employs some 300 people and offers a wide range of services and programs for anyone encountering the criminal justice system. We are committed to educating the public about our mission and services while focusing on crime prevention to keep the residents, workers and visitors of Suffolk County safe.
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