Public Safety
Man Charged with Hitting Teenage Boy at Home
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A 49-year-old Darien man is charged with disorderly conduct after police say he hit a boy who has been living with him for the past 18 months. The boy, who appears to be a teenager, did not appear to have any injuries, police said. (Under state law, police aren’t allowed to give out information on victims of alleged domestic violence, including the boy’s age or relationship to the man.)
Darien police described the incident with this account (with accusations not proven in court):
At 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, police were called to the man’s apartment on the Post Road. He was very cooperative and forthcoming, giving police an account essentially the same as what the teenager said: The two had argued and scuffled, with the man punching the teenager and the teenager hitting back.