A Wallingford man was attacked in Hamden Friday night while arriving to meet who he thought was a prostitute, according to police, and they said he sustained serious injuries.
Police responded to Second Street at 8:30 p.m. after receiving reports of an unconscious person and learned the 56-year-old Wallingford man had scheduled to meet a prostitute on Second Street.
She had told him to meet her behind a specific residence and two males assaulted him when he showed up, demanded his belongings and threatened to stab him, police said.
They punched the victim in the head and the victim lost consciousness.
He was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
His cellular telephone and other personal items were stolen, police said.
The Hamden Police Department Major Crimes Unit is investigating.
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Anyone with information is asked to call Detective William Onofrio at (203) 230-4040.
