Good Samaritan father is stabbed to death while trying to stop a teenager stealing a bike in an affluent suburb
- Perth father was fatally stabbed after he pulled over to stop a teen stealing a bike
- The 42-year-old was stabbed in the abdomen and rushed to Royal Perth Hospital
- He remained in intensive care for eight hours on Sunday before dying of injuries
- Teen believed responsible still remains at large as Perth community is left shaken
A Perth father has been fatally stabbed after he tried to stop a teenager from stealing a bike on a suburban road.
The 42-year-old man pulled over to help after the young man tried to run off with a bike in Bull Creek, in the city’s south, just after 10am on Sunday.
The Good Samaritan was stabbed in the stomach by the knife-wielding teen and rushed to Royal Perth Hospital, where he sadly died of his injuries.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested on Monday afternoon and is currently speaking to police. No charges have yet been laid.
The 42-year-old man pulled over to help after the young man tried to run off with a bike in Bull Creek, in the city’s south, just after 10am on Sunday (pictured, police speak to witnesses)
The man intervened after a young boy was pushed off his bike by the teenager while out riding with three of his friends (pictured, two bikes at the scene on Sunday)
The married father intervened after a young boy was pushed off his bike by the teenager while out riding with three of his friends.
The group will now serve as witnesses to police as they continue to hunt for the teenager they believe responsible for the 42-year-old’s death.
Witness Diya Shivlani told 9News that she was shocked that someone could be stabbed over something as simple as a bike.
‘We see across the road there’s a person lying on the floor bleeding, they were holding an ice-pack on this person and they were crying out in pain,’ she said.
‘I am absolutely shaken. This is ridiculous that it happened in daylight over a bike, is it even worth stabbing someone over a bike?’
The Perth father was rushed to hospital in a critical condition and remained in intensive care unit for seven hours before dying of his injuries.
Investigators are appealing for information on the teenager believed responsible, who was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and a face-covering (pictured, police speak to witnesses)
His family is understood to have spent most of Sunday by his side.
Investigators are appealing for information on the teenager believed responsible, who was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and a face-covering.
Anyone with information has been has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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