Worcester Man Stabbed To Death By Teen Near Times Square: Cops

NEW YORK, NY — A Worcester man was brutally stabbed and slashed to death by a teenager near Times Square, police said.

Leonides Baez, 39, was stabbed in the torso and back, and slashed across the face, in front of the Burger & Lobster restaurant, a half block from Bryant Park shortly after 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to a New York Police Department spokesperson.

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Baez was taken to Bellevue Hospital, where he died, the spokesperson said.

About 2:30 a.m. Thursday, a 17-year-old was arrested in connection with the killing of Baez. The teen was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, the spokesperson said.

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