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Toddler Stabbed at Providence Bus Stop; Suspect Was Found Unfit for Trial in 2003
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A 2-year-old girl was stabbed in the face and her 26-year-old mother was stabbed in the shoulder on Wednesday afternoon near a school bus stop in Providence, Rhode Island, police said. Police identified the suspect as Nelson Blanco, 46, and said he was arrested. Police said Blanco did not know the victims and that the attack was unprovoked. The girl remained in critical condition, according to police, and the mother had been released from the hospital. Reports say Blanco was charged in 2003 with stabbing two 7-year-old boys and was found incompetent to stand trial in that case. Reports also say he was later released.
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Police said a 2-year-old girl was stabbed in the face on Wednesday near a school bus stop in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Police said Nelson Blanco, 46, was arrested in connection with the stabbings.
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Police said the girl remained in critical condition and her mother had been released from the hospital.
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Police said Blanco did not know the mother and daughter and that the attack was unprovoked.
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Reports say Blanco was charged in 2003 with stabbing two 7-year-old boys and was found incompetent to stand trial in that case.
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All three headlines lead with the toddler's condition and Blanco's earlier release after a prior stabbing case, with the Far Right outlet adding a video label and a quoted insult that puts the emphasis on the suspect as a villain.
VIDEO — Suspect Freed After Attacking Two Boys in 2003 Charged for Stabbing Toddler and Mother: 'That Man's Evil'
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Calling the suspect a maniac labels him before any mental state has been established in court.
A 2-year-old girl is “fighting for her life” after she and her mom were stabbed by a maniac — who was free despite a domestic violence arrest and another one for stabbing two…
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VIDEO — Suspect Freed After Attacking Two Boys in 2003 Charged for Stabbing Toddler and Mother: 'That Man's Evil'
A man who has a lengthy criminal history is accused of stabbing a mother and her toddler on Wednesday in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Toddler ‘fighting for her life’ afer attack by Dehumanizing label“maniac”Calling the suspect a maniac labels him before any mental state has been established in court.More neutral: manDisagree with this highlight? who went free after stabbing two other kids: cops
The 46-year-old homeless man had been deemed unfit to stand trial for multiple crimes before the alleged broad-daylight attack on a 2-year-old and her mom.
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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
The alleged attacker had previously been accused of stabbing two 7-year-old boys in Providence, Rhode Island, in 2003.
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Daily Mail, Oct 9, 11:09 AM EDT
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