BRAINTREE – The suspect who allegedly stabbed four girls inside an AMC movie theater in Massachusetts Saturday night he was “laughing the whole time,” said the mother of three of the victims.
Four girls, ages 9 to 17, were stabbed inside the Braintree AMC theater on Saturday around 6 p.m. All were hospitalized, but are expected to survive.
The suspect was 'laughing the whole time'
Lisa Dembowski is the mother of three of the girls who were stabbed. She was not there at the time of the incident, but said the group had just arrived for a screening of “IF” and the girls were the only four people in the theater.
“They just sat down, they just got their concessions. I guess he went up behind them, they were in the second row. He went up behind them. My oldest bent down to get something, put it on la My other daughter on my chest, my last daughter on my arm,” Dembowski said. “Laugh all the time. Then [stabbed] his friend and ran away. The two older girls chased him outside, then realized what was going on.”
An employee described the suspect as wearing “a large trench coat, sunglasses and a long blonde wig.” Police said the suspect fled the movie theater in a black SUV, but video footage allowed investigators to obtain a license plate number.
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Second stabbing in Plymouth
A second attack was reported around 7pm on Saturday at McDonald's inside a Plymouth rest stop. A 21-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man were hospitalized with stab wounds, but both are expected to survive. The incidents appear to be related, police said.
Massachusetts State Police chased the SUV until it crashed in Sandwich and a suspect was taken into custody. According to the WBZ-TV I-Team, the suspect is believed to be connected to a murder in Deep River, Connecticut.
Police have not yet released the name of the suspect or what they are charged with.
“A sick enough person to hurt children”
Dembowski said the children were traumatized by the incident.
“They don't want to go to the movies ever again,” he said. “A lot. They're fine physically. The kids are resilient. But I think they're terrified that they could go to a movie on a Saturday night, and this could happen. Someone could walk into a movie theater and someone could do this. .”
Dembowski praised the actions of first responders and medical personnel. She also said her older daughter acted quickly to keep the younger girls calm during a tense situation.
“It's happening more and more and it's making parents sick of taking their kids anywhere or letting them go anywhere without them. I absolutely feel that way,” said Dembowski, who is a school guidance counselor in Massachusetts. . “I hope he gets what he deserves. I understand mental health. I'm a counselor. I get it. I think he's a pretty sick person to hurt kids.”
