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Cops: Man stabbed for refusing to flush toilet

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BOSTON (CBS) — A Malden man is accused of stabbing a Boston man for refusing to flush the toilet, MBTA Transit Police say. It happened at Back Bay Station around 8 a.m. on Sunday.

Officers found the 33-year-old victim with a stab wound on his hand. He told police he was in the bathroom stall when 42-year-old Hector Avededo entered the bathroom. Avededo told him to flush the toilet and the victim responded that he should mind his own business and an argument ensued.

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Police said outside the bathroom, the argument got physical and Avededo stabbed the other man before running away.

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Transit officers searched the area and found Avededo on Huntington Avenue. He was positively identified and arrested.

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Police said a knife was found on Avededo.

CBSBoston.com Staff