A judge ordered a man who is suspected of trying to kidnap a child from a Boston Fourth of July celebration to have a mental health evaluation on Friday while he was in court.
Child allegedly seized during July 4th celebration
According to the police, Manuel Cardoso, 44, approached a few kids after urinating on the house as he approached a driveway on Wentworth Street, where a party was taking place for the Fourth of July. The 8-year-old youngster was then reportedly dragged toward the street by him after he was seized by the neck.
A few streets away, Kai Horton observed, “I think it’s messed up, for one.” “On a night like this with the amount of noise, you need to make sure your kid is within at least 5 to 10 feet of you because if they’re off, there’s no way they’re hearing you calling them.”
Cardoso was reportedly beaten back by partygoers before being apprehended by police on Darlington Street.
Kept Without Being Given a Bail Order
Cardoso was charged with multiple crimes, including kidnapping and assault and battery, when he appeared in Dorchester District Court on Friday. According to a Massachusetts Department of Health physician, he is not yet competent to stand trial.
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“In my opinion, regarding his competence, he really can’t have any coherent conversation at all at this time,” the doctor stated in the court.
In order to allow for a mental assessment, the judge mandated that Cardoso be detained without bond.
“Police need to do more on noticing those people and making sure that they either get home or to a station as soon as possible just to keep crime down,” Horton stated.
Cardoso’s next court date is July 19.
