‘Everyday hero’ in China who was stabbed trying to stop violent rampage that left seven injured is in critical condition

The good samaritan tried to stop a man who had used a car to run over his ex-wife on a busy Nanjing street

The attacker also stabbed a friend of his ex-wife and ran over several random passers-by

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A man was critically injured trying to stop a violent rampage that left seven people injured in Nanjing, China on Saturday. Photo: SCMP

Published: 7:00pm, 31 May 2021Updated: 10:27pm, 31 May 2021

A man who was critically injured while trying to stop a violent rampage that left seven people injured on Saturday night in Nanjing has been hailed as a national hero in China.

The 33-year-old surnamed Qiu was still in critical condition on Monday after a 41-year-old man surnamed Ji allegedly stabbed him during an attack initially directed at his ex-wife. It is believed Ji also hit multiple people with a car and stabbed two others, authorities said on Sunday.

Qiu tried to stop Ji as he fled the scene after running over his ex-wife with a car in the middle of a bustling street in Nanjing’s Xinjiekou district.

People mill around a car that was crashed by Ji during his violent rampage. Photo: Weibo

According to footage of the knife attack, Qiu, who was driving home after dinner with his friend, got out of his car to confront Ji, who had collided with a separate car while fleeing against traffic in a stolen BMW following the attack on his ex-wife.

When Qiu knocked on the car door to stop Ji’s violent behaviour, the latter stepped out of the vehicle, took out a knife and stabbed Qiu in the stomach.