 Good morning, ladies and gents. For those of you who don't know me, my name's Glenn Farmer. I'm a detective inspector in charge of the City and Valley Crime Group. Here today to do a media release, police investigations continue in relation to a stabbing and a robbery of a man in Milton earlier this month. As a result of our investigation, we're now able to release an image of a male person who we believe will be able to assist us in our investigation. Police by way of background had about 10.30pm on Friday the 5th of July. A 36 year old man was stabbed and had items stolen from him near Park Road, Milton, after chasing the man into a laneway. The offender had previously been seen stealing or attempting to steal a lady's purse. The victim, Mr Cameron, followed the offender as I said into a laneway whilst in the laneway. The offender had a male associate. Both these male persons then proceeded to attack Mr Cameron. And as a result of that attack, Mr Cameron received stab wound to the neck, the back and also his hand. After the incident, Mr Cameron was later transported to the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital where he received treatment for the injuries sustained. We're here today to seek assistance from the public just to try and identify these two male persons who were involved in this incident. I have a short description of both males person. The first male is described of Middle Eastern appearance, around 180cm tall of slim build with dark hair. On the evening he was wearing a black jacket with black jeans. The second male is of similar descent. He's approximately 175cm tall. He was wearing a white baggy t-shirt with a dark coloured logo on the front with knee length shorts and sand shoes. Whilst we're here I'm also renewing an appeal for a woman to come forward. This woman delivered Mr Cameron's driver's licence to the Goodnut Police Station on Sunday morning at about 9.45am. We do not believe that a woman is a suspect in this investigation. We believe that she may be able to assist us in our inquiries. Just wondering if you can, during the attack, describe what actually happened. Was Mr Cameron held down or anything like that? At this particular point Mr Cameron has provided us with a detailed version of the events that occurred. I don't propose to go into each and every item of the attack. Needless to say the attack was brutal and it was savage. And as a result of that he received the stabbing injuries to his neck and his back and his hands. What have doctors said about Mr Cameron's injuries? How lucky are they? If it hadn't been for the first day of medical treatment the outcome certainly could have been more severe. Was he stabbed by both men or just one? No, just one. Which is the image of the male person. Is that the same person who had stolen the hand? Correct. Did Mr Cameron know the woman whose hand was almost stolen? Do you think this pair has done this sort of thing before? At this stage of the investigation we have no information in regards to that other than it's an isolated incident. But it certainly raises concerns for us to have these two out there in the general public. As far as brutal attacks go Mr Cameron was doing the right thing. Is it something that staggers you to see this sort of thing happen? There's no doubt the actions of Mr Cameron were certainly heroic. And I can assure you Mr Cameron didn't perceive the outcome that would have occurred. As I said if it hadn't been for the first day of medical treatment that had been received certainly the outcome would have been a lot more severe. But it's probably just a reminder to the general public just to if they do see crimes being committed to court police in the first instance. Do you know yet what weapons were used? Yes we do. At this stage I'm not prepared to say. How did Mr Cameron seek help? Do people hear what happened or he walked out? At the time of the incident there were a number of members of public around Park Road area at that particular time. So immediate first aid was supplied by members of the public and eventually Queensland Open Service arrived and provided treatment along with the Royal Brisbane Hospital later on. Have you had many calls from crime stoppers? Anyone up until this point? Yes we've had a number of calls but obviously I just want to take this opportunity to appeal to anyone who has information regarding particularly these two particular people or any if they were present in Park Road Milton on the evening of Friday the 5th who witnessed something or hasn't contacted police. The victims who were originally targeted as in there was the attempt made to steal their car was that a couple or someone sitting by himself at a table? It was a female person. She was with a group of people at a local restaurant on Park Road at the place called the Scratch Bar. And he's attempted to take the bag off the table? That's correct. He didn't actually steal it. He attempted to steal it, got possession of it and then it was dropped. And was Mr Cameron at that restaurant or just walking by? Mr Cameron was in the near vicinity, saw it occur and followed the offender. First thing, hey, hey. Good. I mean I'm fine. I guess I'd really like anyone who saw it to come forward. That's really important to me. I really am fine. But anybody that saw anything that night, anybody that might know these guys, please come forward. What made you do it? Just giving assistance, really. Just wanting to give assistance. But no one expects what happened to have happened. And I do recommend getting the police involved. But yeah, I was just helping out. Can you tell us about your recovery? Pretty fast, actually. It was fine. I'm pretty fast here. How long were you in the hospital? About four days. Were you so dreamy? Yes. How frightening was the whole experience? Frightening, yeah. But it was frightening. But I mean, yeah. You said it was over pretty quickly. Was it a blur to you? No, not a blur. Definitely not a blur. But yeah, it all happened very... I mean, it was a quick turn of events. They say anything to you? Or were you yelling after them as you? From where the table was, where you saw it, to where the incident happened, how much distance was there? About 200 metres all up. And yes, they did. The police, by that. But obviously, I can't... I just said before, he's given a detailed statement of the account and the conversations that were had. So at this stage, we won't comment on those. Can you just describe what was going through your head at the time as in, you know, you saw somebody need sort of just what was going through your head? Just help get the bag back. That was it. It was just get the bag back. Really? Did they drop the bag once you confronted them? I actually didn't realise they'd dropped the bag. So it was just... I would have stopped. What went through your head when you saw the knife? Or did you see the knife? At this stage, we won't be talking about what weapon was used. The lead weapon. When you saw the lead weapon, you realised you were being intact. What went through your head then? Defend yourself. That's all you can do, really. But then... Is there any training in self-defense, much less? Um... Uh... No. No, look, we prefer not to comment in regards to that. Yeah, sorry. As we said before, like, the attack was, you know, it was brutal and callous. Mr Cameron never predicted, obviously, the outcome that would happen with this. And if it wasn't for his determination on the night and defending himself, and also the immediate first aid, as said before, the outcome would have been more severe. So it would be safe to say you did, um, put up some resistance. Would you do it again if you had your time over? Um, probably use a camera phone and take a good snapshot. Um, I don't always give assistance to someone. But like I said, the police are a lot better equipped to deal with that. Have you spoken with the people who helped you after it? Um, have I? Have you spoken with them after the attack? Uh, no, not as yet. What would you like to say to them? Um, thank you. Like, in terms of the people that helped me, thank you so much. Thank you to each and every person. They, um... Actually, um, it is something I really wanted to say now. Like, um, the people of Queensland Health and the Queensland Police Service gave so much help to me that night. The response, like, how fast it was and actually, like, how much help they gave. Like, probably did save my life that night. Um, the people from the bar and outside who gave, um, immediate emergency first aid, same thing, probably saved my life. So thank you. Thanks very much. How many hours do you think you spent in surgery? Oh, I do, yeah. Have you been able to speak to the woman at all who's bad was almost stolen? Did doctors tell you how close you came to being a pretty important artery in it? Um, it was, uh, it was serious injuries. Have you returned to the place that it happened? I work in the area. So what's it like for you to turn into that? I beg your pardon? What's it like for you returning there? Um, fine. Yeah, like, I don't, yeah, fine. It really is. Like, I'm not like, you know, I mean, I've been back at work for a week, so, yeah. Is there any permanent, um, long-lasting injuries? I think you still have any pain or discomfort? Not like that. What does that say to the people that did it? Um, I know they probably, I hope they will turn yourselves into the police. Um, really and honestly, um, I can't believe you did it, but turn yourself into the police. Um, and, yeah, once again, if anybody saw anything, please come forward because, you know, they don't deserve to get away with it. And they won't, so, yeah.