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Assailant Who Stabbed Man, Slashed Woman In Paterson Made Anti-Gay Slurs: Authorities (Update)

UPDATE: An assailant who stabbed a man and slashed a woman overnight in Paterson made several anti-gay slurs, authorities said.

Damian Padilla, 42, was captured by Passaic County sheriff’s officers moments after a 35-year-old victim flagged down city police and told them he’d been stabbed on Fair Street shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday, May 16.

Also assaulted was a 41-year-old woman found around the corner with a slash wound on her left leg, responders said.

Both victims were treated at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Department Officer-In-Charge Isa Abbassi said in a joint announcement.

Sheriff’s deputies had Padilla in custody a short time later, they said.

“Upon further investigation, it was determined that prior to and during the incident, Damian Padilla made several anti-gay slurs against the male victim while proceeding to stab him multiple times,” Valdes and Abbassi said in their statement.

Two people were stabbed and a suspect was in custody before dawn Tuesday, May 16, in Paterson.

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Padilla was charged with first-degree bias intimidation, as well as aggravated assault and weapons offenses.

Based on the seriousness of the charges, a Central Judicial Processing Court judge in Paterson ordered on Wednesday that Padilla remain held in the Bergen County Jail pending trial.

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Kyle Mazza/UNF News took the photos and contributed to this story.

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