Worcester Man Charged With Assault & Battery On A Disabled Person

WORCESTER, MA- Worcester police charged a man who they say, beat and robbed a blind man on Sunday afternoon.

Police got a call at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, reporting a blind person being attacked at Foster and Mercantile Street. When they arrived, officers found a blind man with broken glasses, a ripped shirt, and blood coming from two large cuts above his eye, police said. The man told officers he was legally blind and needed help finding his cane- he also told them that someone took two twenty-dollar-bills out of his hand and hit him several times before running away, according to police.

The victim was treated by paramedics for his injuries.

Worcester police said officers on scene were able to see a photo of the suspect taken during the assault. Witnesses told police the suspect was a 5’7” white male with light brown hair and a beard. An officer near St. Vincent's Hospital spotted Nathan Carreau, who fit the description, police said.

After watching surveillance video of the hospital officers developed probable cause, arrested Carreau and charged him with unarmed robbery and assault and battery on a disabled person, police said.

He will be arraigned in Worcester District Court.

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