Court documents detail stabbing of four girls at Braintree cinema

Braintree police filed an arrest warrant Tuesday in Quincy District Court for Jared Ravizza.

He faces charges of assault with intent to murder for stabbing four girls inside the AMC Theater in Braintree on Saturday.

According to the police report, one of the victims told police that she was sitting with her two younger sisters and a friend, eating snacks before the movie started, and all of a sudden, she felt a blow on the back.

“I turned my head to the left and saw them all getting stabbed,” the victim told police.

According to the police report, the victims say they got a better look at the suspect as he ran away.

The police now confirm that it is indeed Ravizza.

'Terrified': Mother of girls stabbed at Braintree theater says suspect was laughing during attack

“He had a smile on his face that looked like it was from a horror movie, he was weird, he had wrinkles on his face, his face was so animated and he was laughing like the Joker,” one said the victims. to the police.

The victim's younger sister, only 9 years old, told police her arm was lacerated.

“I have 20 stitches on the outside and 12 stitches on the inside, he completely cut my arm,” the victim said.

The girls also told police that although they were crying, AMC workers did not believe they had been stabbed until they saw the blood.

Police say the theater manager tried to stop the suspect from entering even though he didn't have a ticket, so Ravizza left, but that manager didn't see when he came back to attack those girls .

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“This crime appears to be completely senseless and random, perpetrated against innocent and completely defenseless children,” the Braintree Police Department said in a statement Tuesday. “We would like to draw attention to the courage shown by these four young women, both following the incident and during their recovery.”

The Braintree Police Chief also credits his officers for quickly assisting the victims and notifying state police of the suspect and his car, so state officers could find him and possibly l. stop at Sandwich.

Ravizza appeared in Plymouth District Court on Tuesday charged with stabbing two Plymouth McDonald's employees shortly after the attack at the Braintree cinema. He still faces arraignment in Quincy District Court for the Braintree stabbing.

Police believe he committed the crimes just hours after stabbing a man to death in Deep River, Connecticut.

Ravizza also has an open case in Martha's Vineyard, where he was arrested last month for assaulting his father.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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