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BU Researcher Stabbed, Robbed Of iPad In Brookline

BROOKLINE (CBS) – A man was stabbed, punched and robbed of his iPad in Brookline Tuesday night.

Two men wearing knit caps over their faces confronted the victim on Browne and Pleasant Streets around 8:30 p.m.

He was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center with minor wounds.

According to the Boston University website, the victim was a 30-year-old B.U. medical research assistant.

There have been no arrests.

There have been a rash of attacks aimed at college students in recent months.

Boston University sent out an alert to its students after the attack.

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