BARRE CITY, Vt. (WCAX) – A Barre City man is recovering after police say he was stabbed multiple times while he slept.

It happened Sunday morning when Barre City police officers responded to a residence on Merchant St. around 7:15.

Police say when they arrived they learned a 28-year-old resident had been stabbed.

The victim said he was sleeping when 30-year-old Philip Mensah of Montpelier allegedly stabbed him four times: once in the neck, twice in the shoulder and once in the arm.

Police say Mensah was visiting one of the victim’s housemates.

Apparently they pulled him away from the victim and then fled.

Police found him nearby and detained him after a brief struggle.

The victim was treated at the hospital and later released.

Mensah is being held without bail and will appear in court on Monday.

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