Man charged with stabbing in East Boston's Brandywyne Village

Boston Police report arresting a man, 84, for stabbing a woman in the neck on Brandywyne Drive in East Boston around 3 p.m. on Friday.

Police say that although the woman's injuries at first appeared life threatening, she is now likely to survive.

The man, whose name police did not release, is expected to be arraigned Monday in East Boston Municipal Court on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over 60 or who is disabled, assault to murder and armed assault in a dwelling, police say.

Police captured the man not long after the stabbing, not far away. He was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, police say.