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Newton Middle School Student Attacked, Robbed While Walking To Bus

NEWTON (CBS) – A Newton middle school student says he was robbed and attacked on the way to school Monday morning.

The 12-year-old F.A. Day Middle School student was walking on Lexington Street when he saw a white man with white facial hair in a blue hoodie get off an MBTA bus.

The suspect walked past the boy and then demanded his cell phone and threatened him with a large knife.

After a struggle, the boy fell to the ground and the suspect took his phone.

Classmates helped the boy get onto the school bus. When he got to school he reported the incident to the nurse. He was transported to Children's Hospital with minor injuries.

The boy's phone was found in Waltham.

Anyone with information is asked to call Newton Police.

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