The wife of a Santa Clarita Valley veteran who was stabbed during a recent convenience store robbery has created a Youcaring page for support while her husband recovers.

King Crawford lives in Santa Clarita, and was working the graveyard shift at the Circle K on Jan. 10 when a group of 4-6 teens came in and attacked Crawford at 3 a.m., while trying to make their way out of the store with stolen beer and cigarettes.

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Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies detained several suspects the next day, but now his wife, who noted that Crawford, who only took the job so he could be around more to help with his 14-year-old son according to the YouCaring page, is in need of help while he recovers.

“During the robbery, King was stabbed multiple times on his back and to his upper torso, with one of the many stab wounds puncturing King’s left lung,” according to the post. “The young males also slashed King’s face, cutting his nose and his upper lip in half. King is now recovering after surgery to reconstruct his face as well as staple close the many stab wounds to his back and torso.”

Since the injuries sustained in the robbery have rendered Crawford temporarily unable to work, the YouCaring page has been created for assistance.

“King has a road of recovery in front of him, both physically and mentally,” according to the page. “We would like to thank the Santa Clarita community for all of the thoughts and prayers, and a huge thank you to (Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies) for their swift response in apprehending the persons responsible for this horrendous act, the perpetrators are currently in custody and being charged with attempted murder and robbery.”