A man was arrested after a violent carjacking in Boston Thursday night, when a rideshare driver said she was nearly strangled by a passenger who then stole her car and took off, according to Boston police and a witness.

Christopher Dawking, 24, of Boston, was arrested and charged with strangulation/suffocation, carjacking, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.

Dawking appeared in court on Friday. He’ll be held in custody until a dangerous hearing next week.

Police responded to the area of Columbus Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue for a report of a carjacking at approximately 6:30 p.m.

According to police, “the victim stated she had picked up the suspect in Cambridge. The assault occurred when the vehicle stopped at Massachusetts Ave. and Colu

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