BOSTON (WHDH) - A man accused of stabbing another man in a random attack in broad daylight in Newton faced a judge Wednesday and was ordered held without bail.
Alexander Tetradze, 53, said he was leaving the movie theater on Tuesday afternoon when he was randomly attacked from behind on Watertown Street and stabbed in the head.
“I went to West Newton Cinema, came out of the movie and all of a sudden I got stabbed in my head. Somebody from behind attacked me. Completely unexpected. I ran across the street to the CVS. I was bleeding so I couldn’t see clearly and I was just shouting, call the police, call the police,” said Tetradze from his bed in the ICU at Massachusetts General Hospital.
“One of the wounds was penetrating, so I have some blood inside the skull,” said Tetradze.
Chad Kirby, 36, of Quincy, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon.
Kirby pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. He will undergo a mental health evaluation, per request of his attorney.
Tetradze feels the incident could have been much worse.
“I feel lucky to be alive and kicking,” said Tetradze. He also thanked the man at CVS who tried tending to his stab wounds with paper towels. “He really helped me, so if you’re watching this broadcast, thank you very much.”
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