New Jersey man wakes from 10-hour slumber to discover a knife buried five inches in his back



A Trenton man, 42, awoke this morning with a sore back

The man's brother checked his back and discovered a knife sunk five inches in



The man had been drinking the night before

He got in a fight with a stranger on his front porch over a lighter

When he gained the upper hand, the stranger ran away and the man went to bed

He was not willing or able to give police a full description of the stranger

Authorities say a New Jersey man awoke after a long night's sleep to discover a knife stuck in his back.



Police in Trenton say the 42-year-old man didn't know why his back was hurting when he got up Sunday so he had his brother take a look.



The brother discovered a knife protruding from the middle of the man's back.



Back-stabber: The victim was unknowingly stabbed on his own porch on this New Jersey street

'And his brother said he had a knife blade protruding from his back,' Lieutenant Mark Kieffer told the Times of Trenton.



Sneak attack: The man managed to knife the victim in the back without his knowledge

Police did not identify the man.



The stabbing occured around 2am Sunday after the victim had been drinking.



The Times of Trenton reports that he stepped out onto his front porch on the 600 block of North Clinton Ave to smoke a cigarette.



While there, a man approached the man and asked for a light.



The victim refused and the pair got into a physical fight.



When the victim began to gain the upper hand, the other man ran away and the victim decided not to pursue him.

Police did not disclose the size or type of knife, but told the Times of Trenton that a five-inch blade was removed from the victim's back at Capital Health Regional Medical Center.



A detailed description of the man believed to have stabbed the victim is unavailable, as the victim was reportedly 'very uncooperative.'



The victim is expected to be released from hospital today.