Crime & Safety
Stabbing Woman Lands West Goshen Teen In Juvenile Facility
A 15-year-was arrested on charges of attempted murder for stabbing a woman numerous times in a parking lot in West Goshen Township.
WEST GOSHEN, PA —A 15-year-old boy was arrested Thursday on charges of stabbing a woman he was infatuated with on April 2 at a parking lot in the 100 block of North Five Points Road, police said.
The boy is in the Chester County Youth Center in lieu of $275,000 bail on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, and related charges after being arraigned by District Judge John Hipple.
Police said the boy is being charged as an adult.
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According to a criminal complaint:
The juvenile approached a 21-year-old woman walking along a path from a West Goshen shopping center to her residence in East Goshen Manor.
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The masked juvenile then stabbed the victim numerous times and fled.
The victim was taken to the Chester County Hospital and later transported to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center for treatment.
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