Man Accused of Stabbing Waterbury Walmart Employee After She Scanned His Milk, Told Him Cost

Waterbury police have arrested a man who is accused of stabbing a Walmart employee after she scanned the milk he wanted to buy and told him how much it cost.

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Authorities said they later learned that a male customer, identified as 40-year-old Hichman Asfir, of Stamford, assaulted a 19-year-old female cashier.

Hichman Asfir

According to investigators, the cashier scanned a gallon of milk for Asfir and told him the total amount of money due.

After she told him, authorities said Asfir walked around the register, grabbed the cashier by her hair and stabbed her with a folding knife on the side of her head. {snip}

{snip} She was transported by ambulance to Saint Mary’s Hospital where she is in stable condition.

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