Police are investigating after a woman was stabbed in Essex this week.

At about 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13, police responded to Back River Neck Road and Middleborough Road for a report of a robbery.

When officers arrived on the scene, they found a 26-year-old woman who had a small stab wound to her back.

She was taken to an area hospital for treatment. The woman declined to give police any information on the incident.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Essex Precinct at 410-887-0220.