Indian student attacked in Australia

Natasha Chaku

Melbourne, Dec 9 (PTI) In yet another attack on Indian
students in Australia, a 23-year-old youth from the community
was stabbed in the chest by unidentified assailants here
Wednesday, police said.
The student, who was also a cabbie, was attacked and left
to bleed on a Brunswick West street, police said.
The victim parked his taxi outside his girlfriend's home
on Collier Crescent in the wee hours Wednesday and rang her to
bring his dinner outside when someone approached his vehicle,
The Age reported.
His girlfriend heard the driver scream out over the phone
as he was attacked, police officer Greg Johnson was quoted as
saying by the paper.
The woman ran outside and found her boyfriend lying
outside the car, bleeding with a single stab wound to the
chest.
Police do not believe the attack was racially motivated
or an attempted robbery as the man still had cash in his
pocket and his mobile phone, the paper said.
Investigators are examining whether another car was
involved.
The taxi has damage to the rear of the vehicle and bits
of a broken front headlight were found near the scene.
"That is certainly one of the lines of inquiry we'll be
looking along, that it could be a road rage incident," Johnson
said.
Paramedics were called to the scene just before 2 am
(local time) and took the man to Royal Melbourne Hospital
where he remains in a serious condition.
Intensive care paramedic Sean Lowell said they arrived
within eight minutes to find the man on the ground next to his
car.
"The man had been stabbed in the upper body and first aid
was being applied by police officers," Lowell said adding
"When we arrived police were helping stem the blood flow by
applying pressure to his wound.
"Given the seriousness of his condition, it was important
for him to get further treatment at hospital as soon as
possible."
Police said officers were door-knocking the area and
checking CCTV footage from inside the taxi.
Since June this year, over 30 Indian youths have been
attacked in various cities of Australia. PTI NC