Woman is 'slashed with an AXE and choked as attacker tried to bundle her into the back of a car' – before a group of hero pedestrians tackled him to the ground
- Young woman allegedly attacked with an axe and strangled by man in Brisbane
- Group of men intervened and restrained alleged attacker until police arrived
- Man, 29, will appear in court on Thursday charged with a string of offences
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A group of brave Good Samaritans have been hailed as heroes after they came to the defence of a woman who was allegedly slashed with an axe and strangled.
The alleged attack occurred in a carpark on Adelaide Street in the Brisbane CBD shortly after 5pm on Wednesday.
Police will allege a man confronted a woman who was known to him and demanded she get into his car while threatening her with an axe.
The woman was then allegedly attacked with the axe and choked.
A woman was saved by a group of male bystanders in Adelaide St, Brisbane (pictured)
A group of men who witnessed the alleged attack rushed to the woman's aid, which allowed her to escape
The group struggled with the alleged attacker but managed to restrain the man until police arrived.
The Gold Coast woman aged in her 20s suffered a cut to the head and bruising to her shoulder and hands.
One of the men who helped the woman suffered a cut on his wrist after he was also allegedly attacked with the axe during the ensuing struggle.
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The group of men restrained the alleged attacker until police arrived on scene (stock image)
A Wishart man, 29, was charged with two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, choking and enter premises with intent.
He was refused bail to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday.
The group of men who rescued the woman from danger have been inundated with praise on the Queensland Police Facebook page.
'So good those men intervened. If they hadn't we would have been hearing a different story altogether,' one person posted.
Another added: 'These men should be up for a bravery award! How many could honestly say they would approach someone wielding an axe?'
