The lunatic accused of fatally stabbing a sleeping Pennsylvania doctor was pinched in an unrelated burglary case two months ago — and was walking free when he carried out the shocking slaying, records show.

Elijah Hemingway was arrested in July on burglary and theft charges stemming from a separate break-in February but he was released on “non-monetary bail” just hours later, according to court records viewed by The Post.

Hemingway, 32, had attended three hearings for the alleged burglary and was due back in court Oct. 1, the records show.

But he would go on to allegedly break into Idris Evans’ home Thursday and slash him and his wife as they…

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