The parents of a teenage boy accused of stabbing another 14-year-old in downtown New London Saturday night apologized to the mother of the victim when their son made his first appearance Thursday in the court where major crimes are heard.

"I’m a mother, too," the boy’s mother told the mother of the victim.

The two families’ lives changed when a dispute between two groups of teens turned violent at 163 Huntington St. about an hour after the Sailfest fireworks display.

The mother of the victim and the parents of the defendant met in Superior Court Thursday for what appears to be the boy’s first of many appearances in court. The teen, accused of stabbing the victim in the left arm and back, has been held at a juvenile detention center in New Haven since the incident. A juvenile judge transferred his case to the adult court based on the seriousness of the charges and, on Thursday, he appeared before Judge Susan B. Handy, who closed the courtroom to the public but allowed family members inside.

The victim was released from Yale-New Haven Hospital Wednesday and is recovering at home, according to his mother. She said he would need follow-up medical care for his left arm injury. The boy’s grandmother said he is a talented artist and is left-handed.

The boy accused in the stabbing faces a felony assault charge, and his parents said they have been unable to sleep since the incident. The case is expected to be heard in the adult court,tiffany bangles, but the state’s attorney’s office has 10 days to notify the court if it wants to keep the case or refer it back to the juvenile court. Handy set the teen’s bond at $150,tiffany bracelets,000 and continued the case to July 23.

The teenage boys knew each other, according to the victim’s mother. She said it was not clear what the dispute was about and added she wants the case to serve as an example to "all kids in New London."

"When is this going to end?" she said. "My heart goes out to that family (of the accused),tiffany money clips, but like the judge said, he (her son, the victim) could have died."

Police reports of the incident remain under seal.

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