Nambour bus station attack: Emotional scenes as mother of man attacked at bus station meets MMA fighter who intervened and saved his life

The mother of a man who was punched and stomped on at a bus station has met the Good Samaritan who intervened and saved his life.

MMA fighter James William, 31, stepped in to help Linda’s 39-year-old son Jay who was brutally attacked at the Nambour bus station north of Brisbane on Sunday afternoon.

The father-of-two was rushed to Sunshine Coast University Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition.

His attacker, who king hit him and repeatedly stomped on his head, remains on the run five days later. 

Mr William’s instincts kicked in and he ran in to stop the attacker, losing several teeth in the process. 

‘[The attacker] stomped on his head before I could get over there,’ he told Nine News. 

An MMA fighter has recounted how he almost stopped an unprovoked attack at a bus station on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast on Sunday (pictured)

Linda couldn’t be more thankful that Mr William stepped in, saying she hopes the attacker is caught ‘before someone else gets hurt’. 

‘The circumstances could have been quite different,’ she said.

‘We’re very hopeful for a full recovery, it’s hard but we’re getting there.’

The emotional grandmother embraced and thanked Mr William when the pair met for the first time on Thursday.

‘I just want to thank you for being there because the circumstances could have been much different,’ she told him.

Mr William replied: ‘I couldn’t stop it, but I’m glad I could chase him away.’

Footage taken by a shocked bystander showed the jujitsu trained-Mr William wrapping his body around the man, but he slipped away and fled the scene.

Mr William said the man was ‘going crazy’ and he felt he had to protect others around him.

‘If I hadn’t known any jujitsu (a martial art based on grappling and subduing), I would have been in big trouble,’ he said.

‘He targeted some poor guy, king hit him, and before I could turn around and get over there, he’s already stomped on his head, probably like 10 times.’

Linda’s son Jay (pictured left) remains in hospital in a critical condition

Police have launched an investigation into the incident. 

Senior Sergeant Craig Mansfield said police were ‘concerned’ about the condition of the attacker who appeared to be ‘under the influence of some substances’. 

‘It was seemingly random attacks on these two victims and appears to have been unprovoked at this stage,’ he previously told reporters.

‘It was a brutal attack.’ 

The attacker was described as white and wearing a grey jumper, dark shorts and thongs.

Anyone with information, including footage of the fight, has been urged to contact police.