Father and son attacked with box cutter outside synagogue

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Police: Man slashes father, son with box cutter outside Brooklyn synagogue
Joe Torres has the details.

NEW YORK, New York -- Police have arrested a man after investigators say he slashed a father and his adult son with a box cutter.

Police charged Vinesh Marajh, 42, with assault, disorderly conduct and harassment.

Police say Marajh and two other men were drinking on Saturday night outside a synagogue when they got into a fight with the father and son.

The father and son were both wounded, though the extent of their injuries are not clear.

Police say the victims are Jewish, but they do not believe this was a bias crime.

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Deputies say he had cuts to different parts of his body, including a serious wound to his neck and knocked on a neighbor's door asking for help.