by George P. Hassett

A Malden man attacked a Marshal Street man with a knife Saturday, cutting him several times with a kitchen blade. 

Edson Laureano, 29, of 44 John St., Malden, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault to murder after police responded to a report of a fight involving a knife at 27 Marshall St.

The victim asked Laureano to leave his home, but Laureano refused and said he was “going to kill everybody,” according to the incident report filed by police.

The two men exchanged blows and broke the nearby kitchen table, police said. Laureano then threw hot candle wax on the victim and grabbed a kitchen knife, police said.

Police said Laureano attacked the victim with the knife and cut him several times, while the victim screamed hysterically. Eventually, the victim managed to push the defendant out the back door and called the police for help.