Jogger stabbed in stomach, neck and chin in frightening attack after Dawn Service in Melbourne's north
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A young man has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed while jogging in Melbourne's north following an Anzac Day Dawn Service.
The 24-year old man went for a jog on Anzac Day before allegedly being ambushed by strangers, where he was struck in the abdomen, neck and chin.
Police are now hunting for an unknown offender following the stabbing which occurred just before 8am on Friday.
Police said in a statement the victim, a 24-year-old man, was transported to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
'The exact circumstances are yet to be determined, and the investigations remain ongoing,' Victoria Police said.
Reports say the man was struck outside a nearby pizza shop on Spring Street in Reservoir.
The man allegedly ran 150 metres holding his stomach to a nearby petrol station.
CCTV footage captured the moment the 24-year-old stumbled his way to the nearby Metro Petroleum service station where he was seeking assistance.
The footage shows the young man slumped to the ground while holding his T-shirt to his stomach wound as bystanders call emergency services.
The man was able to stand and speak with police before being taken to hospital for surgery.
The service station worker, who did not want to be unidentified, told Nine he saw the injured jogger.
'It was shocking, I couldn't understand what was actually happening,' the worker said.
'I just saw him coming and he was screaming here … He was saying 'I got stabbed, I got stabbed, I got stabbed'.
'He was holding his tummy,' he said.
'I gave him a towel and paper towel to hold it, asked him to sit down and finally he sat down and then [the bleeding] stopped a little bit.'
The young man's family said he had returned from Anzac Day Dawn Services with his parents before his usual morning run.
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