FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LYNN TEEN ARRAIGNED IN CONNECTION WITH SAUGUS STABBING

A 14-year old male was arraigned in Lynn Juvenile Court in connection with a stabbing in the vicinity of Raddin Terrace in Saugus last Thursday, according to Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett and Saugus Police Chief Michael Ricciardelli.

The juvenile is charged with Armed Assault with intent to Murder and Assault & Battery with a Dangerous Weapon causing Serious Bodily Injury. He was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing scheduled for Friday, April 1st.

On March 24th at approximately 3:54 p.m., Saugus Police responded to a 911 call from a business in Saugus Center reporting that a stabbing took place nearby.

Responding officers located a 15-year-old male suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was treated at the scene and transported to a Boston hospital, where he remains.

The matter remains under investigation by the Saugus Police, the Essex State Police Detective unit with assistance from the Lynn Police.