A 15-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly stabbing another boy during a fight that occurred in New Cassel
On July 28 at 2:35 p.m., Nassau County Third Precinct officers responded to a 911 call for a fight involving fifteen to twenty youths. Upon arrival, the crowd had dispersed and officers located a male victim, 13, who had gotten into an argument with the 15-year-old male that escalated when the suspect brandished a knife and stabbed the victim in the right arm and left hand causing a laceration. Subsequent to the investigation, the male juvenile was located at the hospital with a laceration to his finger and was placed under arrest without incident.
Because of their ages, the identities of the victim and the suspect were not disclosed.
The 15-year-old is charged with Assault in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree.
The suspect was arraigned on July 29 at Family Court, Westbury.