Police: Child Stabs Mother with Chopstick

Editor's Note: One or more names in this report have been redacted in light of additional documentation provided regarding this case.

The following is an excerpt from the Portsmouth Police log from Wednesday, July 24 through Thursday, July 25.

Wednesday:

• At 10:05 a.m., police reported a two-car accident on Atkinson and State streets without injury.
• At 10:33 a.m., police reported lewd-indecent exposure after a caller said a male subject was masturbating in front of people near the dog park on Peirce Island.
• At 4:03 p.m., police reported a simple assault on Wedgewood Road after a mother said her six-year-old son stabbed her in the arm with a chopstick.
• At 4:26 p.m., police reported a stolen purse on Lafayette Road.
• At 5:11 p.m, police reported a two-car accident on Woodbury Avenue and Gosling Road.
• At 5:46 p.m., police reported theft on Durgin Lane after the caller said three vending machines were vandalized and some items were taken.
• At 6:40 p.m., police took a 15-year-old juvenile into protective custody and arrested a 14-year-old juvenile for possession of controlled narcotic drugs on South Street.
• At 7:16 p.m., police reported a rape-forcible sexual assault on Pease Boulevard after the staff said a resident was sexually assaulted.
• At 7:43 p.m., police reported a rape-forcible sexual assault on Holiday Drive after a mother reported that her ex-husband sexually assaulted her five-year-old child.

Thursday:

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