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Toddler ‘fighting for her life’ afer attack by maniac who went free after stabbing two other kids: cops

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Downing, J. (2026, October 9). Toddler ‘fighting for her life’ afer attack by maniac who went free after stabbing two other kids: cops. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/us-news/toddler-stabbed-by-maniac-who-went-free-after-knifing-2-other-kids-cops/

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A 2-year-old girl remains in critical condition after being stabbed by Nelson Blanco, 46, who also attacked her mother on Wednesday in Providence, Rhode Island. Both victims were hospitalized with stab wounds; the mother has been released but her daughter's life is still at risk. This incident follows Blanco’s previous charges including stabbing two 7-year-old boys and a domestic violence arrest, despite which he was released just this year into state custody. Police Chief Oscar Perez reported that Blanco faces multiple assault charges and had entered an elderly woman’s home to hide after the attack.

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A 2-year-old girl is critically injured after being stabbed in the face by Nelson Blanco, 46, at a bus stop in Providence, Rhode Island. The toddler and her mother were attacked around 1:50 PM on Wednesday as they waited for other children to get off a school bus. The mother was also injured but has been released from the hospital. Police say Blanco did not know the victims and that the attack was unprovoked.

Blanco had previously faced charges in 2003 for stabbing two seven-year-old boys but was found incompetent to stand trial. He was an inpatient at Eleanor Slater Hospital, Rhode Island’s state psychiatric hospital, until recently when he was released despite his history of violent incidents and being deemed unfit to stand trial multiple times.

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A 2-year-old girl is “fighting for her life” after she and her mom were stabbed by a maniac — who was free despite a domestic violence arrest and another one for stabbing two other kids, police said. asserted

police → fight → kids

Nelson Blanco, 46, was arrested in Providence, Rhode Island, for allegedly attacking the toddler and her mom on the street in broad daylight on Wednesday. uncertain

Blanco → arrest → Wednesday

The mom and girl were rushed to the hospital with stab wounds on their bodies and faces. asserted

mom → rush → bodies

The mom has been released, but her daughter remains in critical condition, the Providence Police Department told The Post on Friday. asserted

Department → release → Friday

It wasn’t Blanco’s first time accused of stabbing kids. asserted

It → accuse → kids

He was charged in 2003 with stabbing two 7-year-old boys as they played in a parking lot, but was eventually deemed incompetent to stand trial in that case, the Providence Journal reported. asserted

Journal → charge → case

Blanco — who “appears to be homeless” — did not know the victims when he approached the mom with her daughter in a stroller while she was waiting for her other kids to get out of school, Police Chief Oscar Perez told reporters. asserted

Perez → appear → reporters

Blanco allegedly hurled insults at the mom, and when she tried to cross the street to get away, he pulled her and attacked her and the tot. uncertain

he → hurl → her

He fled after bystanders intervened, then broke into an elderly woman’s house and hid in the basement, Perez said. asserted

Perez → flee → basement

He faces two counts of assault with intent to commit murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and breaking and entering, among other charges. asserted

He → face → charges

Blanco’s previously alleged stabbings are part of a nearly 30-year rap sheet that includes charges of assault and battery, breaking and entering, and possession of a stolen vehicle, court records show. asserted

records → allege → vehicle

He was arrested for domestic violence in 2024 and released in 2025 into the custody of state health and human services, Perez confirmed to reporters. Blanco was also deemed incompetent to stand trial after being charged with possession of a stolen vehicle 2018. asserted

Blanco → arrest → vehicle

The Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals claimed he “has an Intellectual Disability Disorder and Schizophrenia,” according to court documents viewed by The Boston Globe. uncertain

he → claim → Globe

When pressed on why Blanco was out on the street, the chief said, “I don’t think the system is broken,” but emphasized that law enforcement’s job is to “present the facts to the judicial system” and let them deliver justice. asserted

them → press → justice

Toddler ‘fighting for her life’ afer attack by maniac who went free after stabbing two other kids: cops

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