Delivery driver who helped bleeding Queanbeyan stabbing victim describes man's cries for help

A passing motorist who stopped to assist the victim of a knife attack in Queanbeyan described the man's desperate pleas for help with his injuries.

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Early on Wednesday morning, New South Wales Police were called to Monaro Street in the city's east, where they found a 42-year-old man from nearby Jerrabomberra with numerous stab wounds to his arms and legs.

Vikas Sharma was driving through Queanbeyan around 1am on Wednesday when he was stopped by the man, who was in a “poor condition”.

“His whole right hand was covered in blood, and his pants were also covered in blood. [there was] Blood on his face – everywhere,” said Mr Sharma.

Mr Sharma, a long-distance delivery driver from Victoria, said the man initially asked Mr Sharma to drive him to hospital, after which his vehicle was covered in bloodstains.

But instead, Mr Sharma called the emergency services because “there was far too much blood on him.”

“He was happy because he said, 'You saved my life, you saved my life,'” Sharma said.

“He [then] said: 'Please call an ambulance, I'm dying here.'”

Other drivers did not stop

Initial investigations by New South Wales Police suggest the man may have walked more than 600 metres from the original crime scene to the road where Mr Sharma stopped to assist him.

“He would have been dead – another 10, 15 minutes later he would not have survived,” Sharma said.

Mr Sharma said that although it was dark and “shady”, he was disappointed that other drivers had not stopped to help the man.

“I was a little scared to quit, but there's no point. If we don't help others, how are we supposed to build a better community,” he said.

Suspected attacker still at large

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The 42-year-old man was admitted to Canberra Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Several crime scenes have been set up in Queanbeyan, including at a residential complex on Mowatt Street.

According to police, the suspected attacker is still at large. Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.