Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2016 4:41:14 GMT 7
A British man who suffered life-threatening injuries after being stabbed at a hostel in Australia has been named locally as Tom Jackson.
The 30-year-old is said to be fighting for his life after the attack at the Shelley's Backpackers hostel in Home Hill, Queensland on Tuesday evening.
Mr Jackson and a 21-year-old woman, Mia Ayliffe-Chung, were attacked in front of around 30 witnesses.
Ms Ayliffe-Chung was pronounced dead at the scene and Mr Jackson was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
A 46-year-old Australian man, Grant Scholz, was also stabbed in the leg as he attempted to intervene but has since been released from hospital. It had previously been reported the attacker had shouted "Allahu Akbar".
A French national has been charged in connection with the attack. Queensland Police said the suspect had no known links to Isis and they believe he acted alone.
They said the incident was being treated as a murder, not a terrorist incident.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/queensland-stabbing-tom-jackson-british-man-life-threatening-injuries-hostel-attack-mia-ayliffe-a7207671.html
The 30-year-old is said to be fighting for his life after the attack at the Shelley's Backpackers hostel in Home Hill, Queensland on Tuesday evening.
Mr Jackson and a 21-year-old woman, Mia Ayliffe-Chung, were attacked in front of around 30 witnesses.
Ms Ayliffe-Chung was pronounced dead at the scene and Mr Jackson was rushed to hospital in a critical condition.
A 46-year-old Australian man, Grant Scholz, was also stabbed in the leg as he attempted to intervene but has since been released from hospital. It had previously been reported the attacker had shouted "Allahu Akbar".
A French national has been charged in connection with the attack. Queensland Police said the suspect had no known links to Isis and they believe he acted alone.
They said the incident was being treated as a murder, not a terrorist incident.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/queensland-stabbing-tom-jackson-british-man-life-threatening-injuries-hostel-attack-mia-ayliffe-a7207671.html
