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MA man stabbed for not giving up phone, cash

Posted: 07/23/12 at 4:05 am
Tags: Stabbing   Boston  

BOSTON (AP) -- A 49-year-old man has been stabbed after he refused to hand over his money and telephone to a robber.

Police say the victim was sitting on logs feeding the ducks and listening to music at Longwood Avenue and the Riverway around 12:20 p.m. Sunday when a man accosted him demanding his money and iPhone. When he refused, the man stabbed him with a small knife.

The Boston Globe reports that the victim is being treated at a hospital for a slash to his chest and three wounds on his left leg.

No arrests have been made.

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