3 charged in attack on MBTA Kenmore Square station – NBC Boston

According to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office, three Quincy high school students are charged in connection with an attack on a group of Duxbury teenagers earlier this month at the Kenmore Square MBTA station that left several victims suffering facial injuries.

Aidan McGuinness, 18, was charged Friday with unarmed robbery, assault and aggravated assault. Bail was set at $1,500 and he was ordered to stay away from the victims. He is scheduled to return to court on June 24.

Two 17-year-olds were charged Thursday in connection with the assault. One was charged with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon (knife), one count of assault causing serious bodily harm, one count of unarmed robbery and one count of assault and battery. The other was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon (cement floor), assault causing serious bodily harm and unarmed robbery. Bail was set at $200 and they were ordered to stay away from the victims. They are scheduled to return to court on June 24.

Prosecutors explained that the charges stem from an incident on May 10 at 10:14 p.m., when MBTA Transit Police were called to Boston’s Kenmore Station for a reported assault. They spoke with four victims who said they were attacked by a group of people unknown to them. Three of the victims were bleeding from the mouth and the fourth had blood on his clothing and ankles.

The victims told police that one of the attackers lifted up his sweatshirt and showed a knife in his waistband. They said they were beaten and thrown to the concrete floor. One of the victims said his jacket and sneakers were stolen.

MBTA police found the jacket nearby, but it was destroyed.

Police reviewed surveillance and cellphone videos from Kenmore Station that showed the victims being attacked by McGuinness, the two juveniles and two other people who have yet to be identified, prosecutors said. Investigators said the video corroborates the victims’ account of the attack.

Video showed McGuinness pushing one of the victims as he was being punched by another attacker. McGuinness and others were seen punching the victim multiple times while he was on the ground, and McGuinness was also seen taking the victim’s jacket.

Police were assisted in identifying the suspects by a person who saw a Snapchat video of the attack that was sent to about 60 people, prosecutors said. The viewer recognized McGuinness and the other attackers as high school students from Quincy. Police followed up on video evidence and, with the help of Quincy school officials, were able to identify McGuinness and the two juvenile suspects.

“These individuals may have thought they could launch a brutal and unprovoked attack on a group of young people and get away scot-free, but the persistence of traffic police combined with the help of the victims, the public and video and social media evidence enabled them to do so Proven otherwise.” “These victims endured a horrific experience and suffered serious injuries while doing nothing more than enjoying an evening in Boston,” Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said in a statement. Their attackers will be held accountable for their actions.”