Deciding he was a risk to himself and others, Judge Burton Kaplan Wednesday kept Taoi Nguyen’s bond at $1 million.
“There are allegations that he said he wanted to kill her,” a prosecutor told Kaplan prior to the judge’s bond decision.
Nguyen, 37, is accused of stabbing his younger sister in the neck Tuesday night at the family’s Maple Street apartment in Shelton.
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According to Detective Ben Trabka, Nguyen’s attack on his sister was out of the blue.
“He basically slit her throat and he started to stab her from behind,” Trabka said.
The woman managed to fend off her brother and make it outside the apartment, where she started banging on doors, asking for help.
“She was strong enough to run away from him and get out of the apartment before he could kill her,” Trabka said.
When police arrived at the scene, Nguyen was unconscious in her bedroom, on the floor.
“We have no reason to understand why he was unconscious or passed out,” the detective said.
Nguyen was taken to Griffin Hospital for an evaluation.
“He had blood on him, but it was determined most of the blood on him was hers,” Trabka said.
The 27-year-old victim required emergency surgery to close a puncture wound to her throat. She is recovering.
“She is very fortunate to be alive,” Trabka said.
Nguyen, an illegal immigrant, according to police, with a history of serious psychiatric problems, appeared in Superior Court in Derby briefly. He is charged with first-degree assault.
A bail commissioner quickly went through Nguyen’s criminal history, which included a 2008 first-degree assault conviction for the brutal beating of his father. He served two years in prison for that crime. Nguyen also has a 2002 conviction for selling narcotics.
The case against him was transferred to Superior Court in Milford, where more series crimes are heard. His next court date is Oct. 14.
Trabka said authorities tried previously to deport Nguyen. However, Vietnam, his native country, would not accept him.
