Two boys were left fighting for their lives after getting stabbed repeatedly by their mother.
The brutal attack took place on North South Motorway north of Adelaide, Australia, where a 35-year-old woman was spotted stabbing her 3-year-old and 8-year-old sons with a knife by shocked passersby.
According to the reports, one of the witnesses, a man, immediately pulled over and pinned the woman to the ground. He was then joined by two more strangers who waited at the scene until the police arrived.
As the authorities confirmed, the 8-year-old is in stable condition after undergoing life-saving surgery. His younger brother is awaiting an operation for multiple stab wounds but is also in stable condition as of this writing.
Following the incident, the police applauded the man who disarmed and apprehended the woman and credited him for saving the boys’ lives.
“If this man didn’t stop, I’m sure the situation would have been much worse,” SA Police Superintendent Selena Dinning.
“We are grateful that he stopped and extremely grateful for the two other members of the public that assisted him.
“We think he was very brave in doing this and we are really pleased that he was in the right place at the right time.”
The police also confirmed that the woman was arrested. She is expected to face attempted murder charges.
The motive for the mother’s action currently remains unclear.
“We don’t know what triggered the episode, we don’t know at this point in time where she (the mother) was going or what she was doing,” Dinning added.
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