Mass. man stabbed in the head with a fork, another man facing 1 charge, police say
Wilson Javier Guasco Morocho faces one count of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, police said in a statement.
At around 10:17 p.m. on Friday, Milford police received a call from a man speaking in Spanish who said he was stabbed in the head, the statement read. Officers arrived in the area of Main Street and found a 26-year-old man bleeding from his head.
He told officers that he was stabbed 'with what he believed was a fork,' police said.
While officers were with a man, nearby patrol units found a man matching the description of the attacker, police said. Officers approached the man, Morocho, near the Milford town park and arrested him.
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