Boston police are asking for public aid to identify the group after a brutal attack on students

Police ask for the public to identify a group of men after a student was brutally attacked this weekend on Tremont Street.

Police published a photo of the five men who were captured on a surveillance video on Monday.

The males “would be linked to an aggravated assault and a battery incident” on Saturday at 140, rue Tremont, police announced.

Aidan Knaster, student at Suffolk University, told Boston 25 that he returned home to his dormitory in Suffolk on Saturday evening around 11 p.m. when he was brutally attacked by a group of men.

“One of them checked me, as if he had taken out his shoulder and it was useful,” said Knaster.

He said that one of the males pushed him without provoking, and when he turned to face them, the group surrounded him.

“They told me horrible things, just in a way started to push me,” said Knaster.

Knaster says he was struck over his head with a bottle of beer, stifled and beaten to the point where he passed out. He suffered a concussion.

The bottle cut an artery so “I lost a lot of blood, there was blood everywhere,” said Knastter.

Some foreigners called 911. Knaster was taken to the hospital. He now has four points in his head.

The victim's parents, who live in New York, were shaken that their son was randomly attacked.

“It's frustrating and it is frustrating because you are helpless, you cannot protect them,” said Todd Knaster, Aidan's father.

The University of Suffolk has stimulated the campus police patrols since the assault, and the campus police are working alongside Boston police in the investigation, university officials announced on Monday.

“The university is deeply worried and saddened that one of our students was the victim of a random attack on Saturday evening while walking along Tremont Street,” said the officials of the University of Suffolk.

“We are in touch with the student and his family since the incident, and we are grateful to recover from his injuries,” said university officials. “Police at the University of Suffolk work closely with the Boston Police Service in the investigation into this incident.”

“The security of our students and our wider community is our greatest priority,” said university officials. “Working with Boston police, police from the University of Suffolk Patrol in the region in and around our buildings, paying particular attention to Tremont Street. SUPD further increased these patrols following this incident. We regularly communicate security recommendations to our students and our employee community. ”

Boston police said they were actively investigating assault.

Anyone with information is requested to contact the Boston police detectives at 617-343-4571.

Anonymous advice can be submitted via the crimetoppers advice line at 1-800-494-tips, by sending an SMS the word “tip” to the crime (27463) or online on this subject website.

Photos and videos related to the survey can also be anonymously subject via Cromestoppers.

Police said the department “strictly protects the identity of those who wish to provide information anonymously”.

The weekend attack occurred a month after The mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, appeared on “The Daily Show” and declared that Boston is the most surest city in the country.

“We are the safest city because we are safe for everyone,” said Wu on the television show at the end of the evening.

It is a story in development. Come back for updates as more information becomes available.

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