Lowell man charged in Tewksbury stabbing
A Sunday night altercation in a Tewksbury hotel parking lot left one man stabbed twice and ended roughly an hour later in Lowell, where police stopped the suspect’s alleged getaway truck on the Hunts Falls Bridge.
Matthew Lima, 20, of Lowell, allegedly stabbed the man in the left forearm and ring finger after the victim stepped in to defend a friend whom Lima had accused of bothering two women in the lot, according to Tewksbury police.
A Tewksbury Police incident report states the violence took place at about 9:10 p.m.
Sunday when officers received reports of a stabbing at the Extended Stay America at 1910 Andover St. Upon arrival, police said they found the alleged victim, a 21-year-old man from Tewksbury, receiving medical aid from firefighters.
