Randolph Teen Charged With Assaulting Elderly Person, Breaking Into Home

RANDOLPH, MA — A Randolph teen has been charged in a violent daytime home invasion that left a 75-year-old woman injured.

The 17-year-old boy was arrested Thursday and charged with armed assault with intent to rob a person over 65, breaking and entering in the daytime placing a person in fear, and assault and battery on an elderly person, according to the Randolph Police Department.

At 10:10 a.m. Thursday, Randolph police received a call from a resident reporting that she had been attacked in her home. Officers responded immediately and broadcast a description of the suspect to all officers and surrounding law enforcement agencies, police said.

A police investigation determined that a teen forced his way into the home by cutting a sliding screen door with a knife. Once inside, the suspect encountered the 75-year-old resident, who was home alone, and demanded money from her. The suspect then pushed the elderly victim to the ground, causing her to scream before he fled.

Randolph Officer Vardy Duperval, who was working a detail, encountered an individual matching the suspect’s description about a mile from the scene. The suspect was positively identified soon afterward and taken into custody.

The victim was treated at her home by Randolph Fire Department paramedics.

The suspect is being held at the Randolph Police Department and was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in Quincy District Court.

Due to the suspect's age, his name has not been released.