Baldwin man arrested after allegedly stabbing, slashing 63-year-old man

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A Baldwin man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a 63-year-old man in the back and slashing his face during an argument at a Baldwin residence on Oct. 16, Nassau County police said.

According to First Squad detectives, officers responded to a disturbance at roughly 3:50 p.m. and determined that Sanjay Sean Singh, 38, of Lydia Place, had been arguing with the victim.

Police said the argument escalated when Singh allegedly stabbed the man in the back with a knife, slashed his face and fled the scene.

Officers located Singh nearby and arrested him without incident. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. Singh was also hospitalized with minor injuries.

Singh was charged with second-degree assault and third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was arraigned Saturday, Oct. 17, at First District Court in Hempstead.