A Maidstone man is fighting for his life after he and his wife were stabbed in an attempted robbery outside their home on Thursday morning.
The couple were returning home about 1.15am after working at their St Albans restaurant when they were ambushed in their driveway by a man with a knife.
The son of the two victims, Vinh Le, said the couple had the day’s takings with them.
Mr Le said his mother stepped out of the car when the attacker jumped from his hiding place in the bushes and stabbed her in the arm.
He told reporters his father was stabbed five times in the chest and upper body after rushing to his mother’s aid.
“They struggled for a bit,” he said.
“The guy held my mum down so my dad tries to pull him out, but he didn’t let go, so my dad managed to punch him once and he let go of my mum.
“But then my dad didn’t realise that he got stabbed five times.”
Mr Le said the assailant stole his mother’s purse containing several thousand dollars of the restaurant’s takings.
He told reporters he was horrified by the attack.
“I’m not happy about it. I’ve been living here 15 years, so I’m not happy about it.”
Mr Le’s 57-year-old father was taken to the Royal Melbourne in a critical condition.
His 65-year-old mother was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition.
Police are still searching for the couple’s attacker.
Forensics officers began gathering evidence at the scene on Thursday morning.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
