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A Kentucky man is accused of chasing three children from a Covington Park, then stabbing a 9-year-old boy who has fallen behind.
The Courier Journal reports that Esteban Portugues, 35, was arrested on Friday and charged with second degree assault. The child's family said the boy was playing basketball with two other children on Friday night. Covington police announced that Portuguese armed with a machete and two other men armed with knives then entered the park.
Police said the children had tried to run away, but that "the age of 9 was not able to keep pace with the older juveniles". The child was stabbed in the back of the right shoulder and the police said the injury was not life threatening. Spokesman Brian Valenti said the attack may have started on children playing basketball, but that has not been proven.
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Information provided by: Courier Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com
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