A manhunt is underway for two aboriginal men who assaulted and stabbed a young worker while robbing a service station in Alice Springs.
Northern Territory Police they received a report just before 11am on Sunday that a man working at the business in Sadadeen had been stabbed after confronting two males who were trying to steal items.
The staff member, 26, approached the men and asked them to return the items, police said on Sunday afternoon.
CCTV footage then shows the thieves pushing the worker to the ground and standing over him while one of the offenders punching him in the head, according to police.
“While the victim was still on the ground the other offender lunged at him with an edged weapon, stabbing him once to the forearm,” police said.
The two men then walked away and are still at large.
Paramedics were called immediately to treat the 26-year-old, who suffered non-life threatening injuries.
“Police believe the 2 individuals pictured may be able to help with their inquiries and are keen to talk to them,” police said.
“The public are advised not to approach them if they see them, but call police immediately.”
The incident comes amid an aboriginal crime wave that has made Alice Springs the 18th most dangerous city in the world, just behind crime-ravaged Cape Town and Detroit.
Earlier this month a female Danish tourist was allegedly knocked out and stomped on just hours after arriving in the city, and a violent aboriginal criminal who was spared jail in December has been charged over the alleged attack.
Header image: Two men police believe may be able to help with their enquiries (NT Police).
