Boys, aged 12 and 13, charged over attack on ex-New York governor David Paterson and stepson

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Two boys, aged 12 and 13, had been arrested Saturday in reference to an assault on former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson, police stated.

Paterson, 70, and his stepson, Anthony Sliwa, 20, had been attacked round 8:30 p.m. Friday whereas they had been out for a stroll on Manhattan’s Higher East Facet. They had been handled at a hospital for minor accidents to the face.

Paterson, who’s legally blind, additionally sustained accidents to his physique.

The 2 boys had been each charged with gang assault. Police didn’t establish them by title as a result of they’re minors. Authorities have stated not less than 5 individuals had been concerned within the assault. They sought assist from the general public to study extra in regards to the assault.

Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, assuming the put up after Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in a prostitution scandal. He was the state’s first Black governor.

Paterson stated Saturday that his stepson was strolling the household canine when he first encountered a number of the assailants, telling them he would summon the police if they didn’t cease climbing up the fireplace escape of a constructing on Second Avenue.

Later, Paterson stated, he and Sliwa, the son of Guardian Angels anti-crime group founder Curtis Sliwa, went for a stroll, encountered the group and argued with them earlier than two of them attacked Paterson and his stepson.

Paterson stated his son fought off a number of attackers, however he ended up with a minimize to the face that required a number of stitches.