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NYPD Officer Survives Knife Attack

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    He was stabbed in the head

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What a story -- yet what a lucky guy to talk about beating the odds -- a police officer you just -- -- their stabbed in the head and lives to tell about it NYPD officer.

Either -- -- was responding to a 901 call in east Harlem from a mother.

Who would called police saying her son needed to go to a hospital because he was quote.

Acting in an erratic manner -- after the officers arrived while they were escorting the alleged suspects out of the apartment building.

He suddenly whipped out a knife and then began stabbing -- in the skull the face and the neck.

When the 28 year old officer arrived at the hospital he was bleeding on the brain but doctors discovered.

The blade nearly missed vital brain functions believe -- -- not the head of neurosurgery.

At mount Sinai hospital where he was treated says war is -- as lucky as you get.

The -- he said what -- -- some -- -- and nicked an artery that if it had been cut.

Likely would have killed him.

The suspect by the way -- -- fled but was caught two blocks away.

I was pregnant wife Dina says that her husband loves his job so much and will no doubt want to return to -- once he recovers track.

I don't believe we've received the speedy recovery to -- -- it's -- --