Teen says man attacked him at Brighton YMCA over game of basketball

Teen says man attacked him at Brighton YMCA over game of basketball

By Tiffany Chan Click here for updates on this story     BRIGHTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Brighton teenager says he was choked at the Brighton YMCA during what was supposed to be a friendly game of basketball. Teen describes attack “He grabbed me by the neck very hard,” the teenager said. “I couldn’t even breathe for a split second. I couldn’t breathe at all.” WBZ-TV is not identifying the teenage victim, but the boy’s mother said the staff at …

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Police seek suspect accused of attacking teens at Brighton YMCA

Boston police have released surveillance photos of a man accused of assaulting two teenagers at a YMCA in Brighton Wednesday afternoon. The victims’ mother says her 14-year-old son was attacked after a basketball game, and his 17-year-old brother was also hurt standing up for him. Police say the 21-year-old man responsible ran off after the incident on Washington Street around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. He is described as having short dreadlocks, earr…

Boston police posted surveillance photos of a man accused of assaulting two teenagers at a YMCA in Brighton on Wednesday afternoon. Police claim that the 21-year-old man responsible fled after the incident on Washington Street around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. He is described with short rakes, earrings and a chain. He wore a black shirt with the image of a wire fence and a basketball basket, black basketball shorts with a white stripe and red and b…

The images of a man who would have been involved in a violent incident in which two teenagers were assaulted during a basketball game at a Boston YMCA has been published by the authorities. Boston police described the suspect as a short-haired man with rakes, and wore chain and earrings. It was said that he was last seen wearing a black shirt with a wire fence and a basketball ring, black shorts with a white stripe and red and black slippers.