A man was sent to the hospital Thursday night after a knife fight between two employees at the Panda Garden Chinese restaurant.
Newton Police were called to a fight in progress just before 6 p.m. at the restaurant, 106 First St. N. Lt. Wes Breckenridge said police assume a knife was used in the incident, but the case remains under investigation.
A witness, Kim Landgrebe, a Newton nurse who treated the victim until EMTs arrived, said a misunderstanding took place in the kitchen. The male employee came out of the kitchen with a laceration on his head from a knife, she said.
Breckenridge described the injury as a one-inch laceration by the victim’s left ear. The victim was transported to Skiff Medical Center where he was treated and released.
Charges are pending, Breckenridge said.
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