Juvenile Stabbing Suspect Identified, Charged with Attempted Murder of 2 Siblings

North Penn Now Staff•

The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office has announced charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing incident that occurred at the Oak Park Elementary playground on Monday night.

On Feb. 22 at approximately 5:20 p.m., Hatfield Township Police responded to the rear of Oak Park Elementary School at 500 Squirrel Lane in Hatfield Township, after the suspect's mother called 911 to report two of her children had been stabbed by her other son, Nathan Serrano. Officers arrived to find a 13-year-old boy suffering from multiple stab wounds to his chest, back, face, neck and hands, and a 9-year-old girl suffering from multiple stab wounds to her head. Both children were transported by ambulance to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where the boy underwent surgery. He is in critical but stable condition with 15 stab wounds throughout his torso, head and hands. The girl was treated for multiple lacerations to her scalp and released.

Hatfield Police recovered the knife used by the defendant, as well as video surveillance from the school that showed the entire attack, investigators said. In surveillance footage, following the attacks on his siblings, the defendant is seen running off toward Oak Park Road, police said.

Serrano was later located at a nearby residence, where he was taken into custody.

Serrano has been charged with Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Reckless Endangerment and related charges. He was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Andrea Duffy, who set bail at $500,000. The defendant was remanded to the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. on March 9 before Judge Duffy.

All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using court records and the affidavit of probable cause.

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