This is the shocking moment a would-be attacker in New York was stabbed seven times by an alleged victim after his plan to ambush a couple backfired spectacularly.
Surveillance footage shows how the 37-year-old attacker appeared to ambush two people walking with their dogs near 49th and Broadway in Woodside on Wednesday afternoon, according to the New York Police Department.
The attacker, seen in the video wearing a blue sweatshirt, throws an item of clothing on the ground before lunging at his victim from behind.
The victim ducks and turns, grabbing his attacker near the neck and pulling him to the ground before unleashing a series of knife attacks while his companion joins the assault.
Held on the ground, the initial attacker is powerless to react as the couple beats him in broad daylight, while passers-by only observe the tumult.
The attacker eventually gets up but is restrained by his intended victim, seen wearing a medical boot on his right foot, and prevents him from escaping.
In shocking footage, would-be victims turn around and launch a counterattack against their attacker.
After throwing a black item of clothing on the ground, the attacker approaches the couple from behind.
After the devastating assault, the attacker-turned-victim was taken to Elmhurst Hospital with multiple stab wounds to his body, the New York Police Department said.
He is currently in stable condition, the New York Post reported.
The NYPD is currently investigating after officers found the 37-year-old man while responding to the scene.
They say the attack happened on Wednesday around 2:46 p.m. and they have yet to make any arrests.
They say they are looking for two suspects, according to Fox 5.
From another angle, the man initially attacked is seen riding a scooter at 2:40 p.m. with a woman and a Husky.
The attacker is seen approaching from behind, wearing a black item of clothing under his left arm.
He throws the jacket he is holding in his left hand to the ground before jumping on his victim with a punch.
The man appears to dodge the attack and turns to look at his attacker as his companion enters.
The attacker is dragged to the ground, unable to defend himself as his feet twist and struggle to find stable footing.
His would-be victim is able to get to his knees and hold the man in a lock while he lies on top of him.
The companion appears to punch and kick the man in the back while the dog, dragged on a leash by the responding couple, looks on.
The horrific attack comes just days after shocking footage emerged as a serial offender stabbed a random tourist near Times Square in a seemingly unprovoked attack.
A man using a walker was seen in video brandishing a gun at West 43rd and Eighth Avenue, perched near the Port Gourmet Deli storefront before attacking an unsuspecting woman.
It took another two minutes before police approached the scene of the attack, making him drop the knife and arresting him.
Bystanders watch the couple react to the attempted attack on the sidewalk in Queens.
The intended victim, in a medical boot, holds the victim on the ground and lies on top of them
From another angle, the couple hold the man to the ground during their attack on Wednesday
Cyril Destin, 62, was charged earlier this week in connection with the shocking attack on a 36-year-old Pennsylvania woman, who was walking with her daughter at the time.
Sources told the New York Post that the attacker had a history of mental health issues and had been arrested before, and was living on the streets.
Dustin has been arrested 14 times over the past 20 years, most recently for criminal mischief in 2022, law enforcement sources told the outlet.
After last week’s attack, Destin was heading to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.
His victim was also transported to Bellevue, where she was treated for a stab wound to the chest.
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