Overview

• Police allege the pair stabbed the man multiple times in the chest at about 3.40 am on Friday while he broke up an altercation on Brunswick and Wickham streets.
• Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics found the victim in a life-threatening condition and rushed him to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.
• Both suspects were arrested nearby on Costin Street after fleeing the scene and have been charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, assault and carrying a knife.
• The victim, described by witnesses as a “good Samaritan,” was identified as a 27-year-old French tourist dining with friends before the late-night attack.
• Queensland Police Service is appealing for witnesses and community CCTV footage to support their ongoing investigation into this and other recent knife incidents.