A 68-year-old Orange tailor working in his Cleveland Street store was stabbed and seriously injured yesterday by an assailant who robbed him and fled on foot, Police Director Charles Cobbertt said.

The 6:25 a.m. incident injured Charlambous Costa, who was reported in serious condition in University Hospital in Newark.

The suspect "came into the store and asked for some clothes to be sewn," Cobbertt said. "When the tailor turned around, the suspect picked up a pair of scissors and stabbed him in the back, chest and face.

"He then removed his wallet and took $350. He also punched the victim in the face and head," the director added.

Cobbertt described the suspect as "a black male, in his late teens, medium brown complexion, 6 feet 2, 160 pounds and wearing blue pants and a blue jacket."

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