East Norwalk Robbery Victim Stabbed in Neck

A city man was stabbed in the neck Tuesday night in the course of being robbed in East Norwalk.

Police said the victim had a stab wound six-inches-long and an inch deep on the left side of his neck. This is “God’s laceration,” an emergency room doctor was quoted as telling police after pointing out no major blood vessels or muscles were severed.

The 21-year-old told police he was walking near the intersection of Van Zant and Fort Point streets when he heard voices, followed by three males running toward him from across the street.

He said one of them struck him in the back of his head, causing him to fall to the ground.

At that point, he said, the men rifled through his pockets.

As he struggled to his feet, he reportedly felt something warm on his shirt and realized he was bleeding from the neck.

He called a friend who drove him to Norwalk Hospital.

Police were notified of  the incident at 11:04 p.m.

Patrol officers flooded the area looking for a crime scene while detectives were called in to conduct the investigation.