Teenager arrested for hatchet assault, home invasion in Watertown | Information

WATERTOWN, CT (WFSB) – A 16-12 months-aged was arrested for breaking into a home in Watertown and attacking a young particular person with a hatchet.

The suspect was only determined as a Watertown resident.

Watertown law enforcement mentioned they acquired a connect with about a property invasion on Morris Town Line Highway about 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

When they arrived, they discovered the sufferer suffering from severe injuries to the head, legs and fingers. They explained the wounds as remaining dependable with those inflicted by an “edged weapon.”

They stated the juvenile was transported to a medical center with serious but non-lifetime-threatening accidents.

The relatives told police that they attempted to intervene in the assault. They distracted the suspect even though a spouse and children member called 911.

A loved ones member chased the suspect, who jumped out of a next tale window and fled into the woods at Morris City Line Highway and Bassett Highway. He was putting on a camouflage sweatshirt.

For the duration of the lookup, police uncovered that the suspect and the victim knew every single other, but ended up not near pals. They imagine the suspect specifically focused the victim.

Law enforcement claimed they were capable to make phone speak to with the suspect, who advised them wherever he was. He was taken into custody at that stage.

A hatchet, a huge kitchen area knife, a machet, duct tape, and binoculars had been recovered, law enforcement unveiled.

The juvenile suspect was billed with criminal endeavor at murder, property invasion, 1st-degree assault, initially-degree reckless endangerment, to start with-degree stalking, hazard of damage to a minor and first-degree theft.

The suspect was scheduled to face a decide on Thursday in Torrington.

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