A 21-year-old British tourist has been stabbed to death in Australia in what could be described as a terror attack.
Her attacker yelled ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attack and throughout his arrest.
A 30-year-old British man is also in critical condition after being attacked.
The woman, named as Mia Ayliffe-Chung, died in the attack at a hostel.
The attack took place at Shelley’s Backpackers accommodation in Queensland at around 11.15pm local time on Tuesday.
A dog that lived at the hostel was also stabbed to death and a 46-year-old local suffered non-life threatening injuries.
She had moved to the rural area of Townsville just days before the attack.
Ms Ayliffe-Chung’s boyfriend, Jamison Stead, 23, told ITV News she was a ‘beautiful soul who was always looking out for people.’
“I can’t quite get my head around what’s happened. Truly devastated, more just disbelief that this has happened”, he said.
“It’s something you hear about but never think that it would happen to someone you were close to.
“She was a beautiful girl who had her whole life ahead of her and we spoke of what the future may hold in store for her and what she wanted to do. It’s sad knowing that she won’t be able to do those things”.
Photo Credit: Facebook/ Mia Ayliffe-Chung
