Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi announce that at approximately 4:05 pm on August 23, 2024, members of
the Paterson Police Department were dispatched to a residence in the area of East 24th Street and
10th Avenue in Paterson, New Jersey on the report of a child who had been stabbed. Upon
arrival, police located a four-year-old victim who had been stabbed multiple times. The victim
was immediately transported to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson for
treatment and has been admitted and is in stable condition.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. More information will be released once it
becomes available.
Any inquiries may be directed to Passaic County Senior Assistant Prosecutor Jessica Petrella of
the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at jpetrella@passaiccountynj.org.
