*** WATCH *** MAN ACCUSED OF POURING BOILING WATER ON VICTIMS...

UPDATE – YPD PRESS RELEASE – 11/13/23:

ONE UNDER ARREST FOLLOWING WEST YARMOUTH HOME INVASION

WEST YARMOUTH, Mass. – Yarmouth Police were called to a Rosetta Street residence early Saturday morning after receiving a 911 call for medical help. When officers arrived, they discovered a man suffering from severe burns to his chest, back and lower extremities.

Shortly before the call, a man had broken into the house through a bathroom window, displayed a knife and made threatening statements to the men inside. He made a gesture as if he was getting ready to stab one of them and a struggle ensued.

During the struggle, a pot of boiling water was used as a weapon, causing serious burns to both of the home’s occupants. The suspect then fled the house.

Following a K-9 track and canvassing by officers, the suspect, Christian Tenney, 32, was located and taken into custody in Barnstable.

Tenney is charged with two counts of home invasion, two counts of assault and battery with dangerous weapon, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and receiving stolen property.

The Yarmouth Police wants to ensure the public that this was a targeted incident and not a random act.

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INITIAL HN REPORT & VIDEO – 11/11/23:

WEST YARMOUTH, Massachusetts – As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, shortly before 2:00 a.m. this morning, Yarmouth police responded to a residence on Rosetta Street for a report that an armed home invader climbed through a window and poured boiling hot water on two victims. The alleged home invader was also said to be brandishing a knife. Both victims were reportedly scalded by the boiling water. One of the victims suffered serious burns and needed to be transported to Cape Cod Hospital, according to sources. The second victim was not burned as bad and did not need to be transported to CCH. The victims were not friends with the suspect, but they did know who he was. About 30 to 40 minutes into the investigation, Barnstable police patrol officers caught the suspect as he was being dropped off by a taxi at an address on Main Street, Hyannis.

The suspect will be charged with Armed Home Invasion and possibly other charges, according to sources on scene. The badly scalded victim was still being treated for his burns at the time of this report.

The following HN Video highlights police radio transmissions, officers investigating the crime scene, and Yarmouth Police officers taking custody of their suspect from the Barnstable Police in Hyannis…

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