East Boston woman speaks after being stabbed, allegedly by 84-year-old neighbor

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Cheryl Masucci, a deaf woman from East Boston, was stabbed Friday afternoon at the Brandywyne Village apartments, where she lives

An East Boston woman is trying to heal from a violent attack in front of her home.stabbed Friday afternoonMasucci, 56, said her next-door neighbor, an 84-year-old man, walked up to her and stabbed her when she was trying to enter her apartment.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.

Masucci also suffered hand lacerations while trying to fend off her attacker, who she said wielded a large knife.Police arrested the manMasucci was back on her feet Monday, walking to her favorite spots in East Boston with bandages on her neck and fingers. Masucci has a speech impediment stemming from her deafness and knows it may be difficult for people to understand her. But what she can't understand is why someone would want to hurt her.The police report states her neighbors, an elderly couple living next door, complained about constant loud noise and banging coming from Masucci's apartment.

The suspect's wife told NBC10 Boston that her husband had grown tired of the disturbance, which she said intensified on Friday, causing him to snap.She said she no longer has someone looking after her at home.Masucci is trying to put the incident behind her and move on, focusing on the little things that make her happy, such as playing the lottery.Other residents of the apartment complex were shocked by the attack."She didn't have enemies," said neighbor Camille Racca.

 

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