Home security footage captured the moment a bloodied man stumbled through a neighbourhood knocking on doors for help after allegedly being stabbed by a friend.
The 41-year-old man was on a crabbing trip in northeastern Perth with a friend on Sunday when they got lost and a fight broke out, the Daily Mail reported.
The injured man left blood smeared on several front doors in the suburb of Henley Grove, Perth, but no one let him in.
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He was allegedly stabbed multiple times during an hour-long fight, and stumbled around asking for help, 7 News reported.
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Advertise with NZME.The man then locked himself in a car when no one would let him into safety, but his friend allegedly smashed a window with a concrete slab and tried to stab him again.
Local resident Anna Lazzara told 7 News the man knocked on her door but she did not know how badly injured he was.
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"I didn't realise he was bleeding, he was just screaming, 'help, help I'm being stabbed'," she said.
Police arrested a 43-year-old man at the scene, which was also captured on CCTV.
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He was charged with unlawful wounding, criminal damage and threatening police.
The alleged victim was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries, and is in a stable condition.