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Friday, October 23, 2009

Serious Assault Solved

On September 26, 2009, at approximately 12:41 am, the Amherst Police received a report that a man had been beaten on the side of the road. The assault occurred in the 900 block of North Pleasant Street. The victim, a 21-year-old Providence, Rhode Island, man, is a student at the University of Massachusetts. He sustained severe facial injuries and required surgery.

The ensuing investigation has identified the assailant as a 19-year-old Foxboro, Massachusetts, man. He is a student at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. He will be summoned to the Eastern Hampshire District Court on charges of Assault & Battery/Serious Bodily Injury.

Questions regarding this investigation can be forwarded to Detective Greg Wise either via email or at 413-259-3015.

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