Boys aged 12 and 13 charged with assaulting ex-New York governor and his stepson

David Paterson sustains minor injuries to the face and body as authorities say at least five people involved in attack

Two boys, aged 12 and 13, have been arrested in connection with an assault on David Paterson, the former New York governor, and his stepson, police said.
Mr. Paterson, 70, and Anthony Sliwa, 20, were attacked at around 8.30pm on Friday while out walking in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. They were treated at a hospital for minor injuries to the face.
Mr. Paterson, who is legally blind, also sustained injuries to his body.
The two boys were both charged with gang assault. Police did not identify them by name because they are minors. Authorities have said at least five people were involved in the attack. They sought help from the public to learn more about the assault.
Mr. Paterson, a Democrat, served as governor from 2008 to 2010, assuming the post after Eliot Spitzer resigned in a prostitution scandal. He was the state’s first black governor.
Mr. Paterson said on Saturday that his stepson was walking the family dog when he first encountered some of the assailants, telling them he would summon the police if they did not stop climbing up the fire escape of a building on Second Avenue.
Later, Mr. Paterson said, he and Mr. Sliwa, the son of Guardian Angels anti-crime group founder Curtis Sliwa, went for a walk, encountered the group and argued with them before two of them attacked.
He said Mr Sliwa fought off multiple attackers, but he ended up with a cut to the face that required several stitches.