Briton dies after hotel stabbing in Australia
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A BRITISH man who police say was seriously wounded when he tried to save a British woman being stabbed to death at an Australian hostel died of his injuries yesterday, authorities said.
Thomas Jackson, 30, died in a hospital in the northeast city of Townsville, Queensland state police said.
Jackson was wounded last week when he tried to stop an attack at a hostel in the town of Home Hill, south of Townsville. Police have accused 29-year-old Smail Ayad, of France, of stabbing 21-year-old Mia Ayliffe-Chung to death in front of dozens of backpackers.
Police said that Ayad shouted “Allahu akbar” — the Arabic phrase meaning “God is great” — during the attack, but that there is no indication the assault was motivated by extremism.
Jackson suffered head serious injuries when he intervened during the attack in a bid to save Ayliffe-Chung. Another man was also injured, and a dog was killed.
Ayad was charged last week with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, one count of serious animal cruelty and 12 counts of serious assault.
Police said they would upgrade one of the attempted murder charges against Ayad as a result of Jackson’s death. He has not yet entered a plea and is next scheduled to appear in court on October 28.
Jackson’s father flew to Australia last week to be by his son’s side. On Sunday, he released a statement praising his son’s actions. “There are many and varied reasons why we are, and always will be, immensely proud of Tom,” Les Jackson said. “His actions in response to this horrific attack only add to that sense of pride.”
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