Two-year-old girl critically injured in unprovoked bus stop stabbing in Providence
A two-year-old girl is in critical condition after police say Nelson Blanco stabbed her in the face at a bus stop in Providence, Rhode Island. Her mother was also stabbed in the shoulder and has been treated and released; police described the attack as unprovoked.
Blanco, 46, was arrested after allegedly entering a nearby home and hiding in its basement. He faces charges including two counts of assault with intent to commit murder and is due to undergo competency and dangerousness assessments. He was previously accused of stabbing two seven-year-old boys in 2003, but was found incompetent to stand trial; the children survived.
- A two-year-old was critically injured in an alleged attack at a bus stop.
- Her mother was stabbed in the shoulder and later released from hospital.
- The suspect had previously been found incompetent to stand trial.
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A two-year-old girl and her mother were stabbed at a bus stop in Providence, Rhode Island, in what police describe as an unprovoked attack. The child sustained stab wounds to the face and remains in critical condition, whilst her mother was treated for a shoulder wound and released from hospital.
Nelson Blanco, aged 46, was arrested. He faces serious charges including two counts of assault with intent to commit murder and will undergo assessments of his mental competency and dangerousness.
This is not Blanco's first alleged violent incident involving children. He was previously accused of stabbing two seven-year-old boys in 2003, when he was found incompetent to stand trial; both children survived.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Toddler girl fighting for life after being stabbed in face by stranger at bus stop who cops say was previously ruled unfit to stand trial after stabbing two other children”.