'I'm going now': Minto stab victim reveals moment he thought he'd die
The man who was seriously injured in a suspected lone wolf terrorist in Sydney says he thought about his family in the moment he feared he'd die.
Wayne Greenhalgh was stabbed several times while walking through a reserve in Minto earlier this month, allegedly by his 22-year-old neighbour Ihsas Khan.
Police will allege Khan was inspired by Islamic State before the attack on the grandfather, who he had never met.
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The wounded 59-year-old managed to reach a hair salon where staff inside locked the door and sheltered him, while his alleged attacker beat on the glass door.
It is further alleged when an officer arrived at the scene, Khan tried to stab the officer before being arrested.
Police will claim 22-year-old Ihsas Khan wanted to kill someone and that Mr Greenhalgh was "the perfect target".
Mr Greenhalgh, known in the Minto community as "Uncle Wayne", said he saw his neighbour acting strangely on the day of the attack but didn't think much of it.
Fortunately for the 59-year-old, the community rallied around him and helped to save his life.
Resident Sivei Ah Chong, 43, says he hit Khan with a piece of wood in an attempt to stop the alleged attack on Mr Greenhalgh.
“My dad has yelled at me to grab something from the garage and the closest thing I could find was the broomstick, so I have grabbed that and then my dad has chased the attacker and cut him off from Wayne,” Mr Ah Chong's son Derek told the Daily Telegraph.
“My dad kept saying to him, ‘Drop the knife or I will hit you’ and he just said, ‘Do it, I want you to do it’.”
Mr Ah Chong then reportedly smashed the alleged attacker in the back of the head with the piece of wood, an action that left him "dazed".
Speaking for the first time since the attack, Mr Greenhalgh says he owes his life to his neighbours.
"Had they have not stopped him, I would have been dead for sure, because I was running away. I couldn't protect myself," he told A Current Affair on Monday.
Court documents allege Khan engaged in a terrorist act in an attempt to murder Mr Greehalgh with the "intent to influence the Australian Government".
Khan was charged with committing a terrorist attack and attempted murder. He remains in custody ahead of his next court appearance.
