Crime & Safety

Report Of Phantom Stabber In Lower Southampton

Lower Southampton police are investigating an absurd incident in which a man was stabbed while walking, but didn't realize it until later.

Is there a phantom stabber on the loose in Bucks County?

Police in Lower Southampton Township are investigating an absurd incident in which a man was stabbed twice while walking, but didn't realize it until later.

Authorities said the incident happened around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5 on Steele Road.

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The man told police he had a feeling like someone punched him in the back while he was out for a walk. But he later realized he was stabbed in the back two times, police said.

Now police are trying to figure out what exactly happened to the victim, whose current condition was not released.

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They're asking witnesses and residents in that area with video security cameras to contact them at 215-357-1234.

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