Fashion Crime: Middle school student stabbed over coat
by Laurel J. Sweet BOSTON HERALD

A 15-year-old Dorchester middle school student was in surgery last night at Boston Medical Center after he was stabbed for allegedly disparaging a girl's coat, police said.

The wounded teen, an eighth-grader at the Grover Cleveland Middle School, whose name was not released because he is a minor, was knifed twice under the left arm, Boston police spokeswoman Mariellen Burns said. His condition was not available last night.

The teen was waiting for a bus with friends when he was chased by at least three other teenage boys, one of whom, a 15-year-old, was in custody early last night, Burns said.

Police also arrested the 15-year-old girl who allegedly threatened to cause trouble for the victim after he made insulting remarks about her coat. Read more