Grandfather Wayne Greenhalgh was stabbed multiple times with his attacker now charged with terrorism offences and attempted murder
THE terrifying moment that a man covered in blood staggers into a hairdressing salon to take refuge from his ISIS-inspired attacker has been caught in dramatic CCTV footage.
Grandfather Wayne Greenhalgh was left cowering in fear in the salon in Sydney's southeast suburb as a family desperately tried to hold off the crazed knifeman, who announced he was ready to die in the attack.
The video, obtained by A Current Affair, shows the alleged attacker Ihsas Khan, 22, outside the Australian salon being beaten off with rocks, fence palings and a broomstick by the Ah Chong family.
His victim Greenhalgh, who had been walking to a park when he was attacked, was left in shock, with his carers quickly calling emergency services as they wrapped towels the 59-year-old's bleeding arms.
But the alleged knifeman, who has since been revealed to have had a history of anti-Australian sentiment, continued his rampage as police arrived.
He was allegedly inspired by the terrorist Farhad Jabar, who killed police accountant Curtis Cheng in 2015.
Officers were forced to use tasers to subdue the 22-year-old, with Australian media reporting the alleged attacker had once told police that he "hated Australia".
Police have said the knifeman also tried to stab an officer through a window before being arrested.
A large knife was seized at the scene with it taken to be forensically examined.
His victim, Mr Greenhalgh, is now recovering in Liverpool Hospital after having several severed fingers reattached while also suffering a punctured lung and deep cuts to his body.
His wife Bronwyn told .
She said her husband told her about the attack, saying: "He just said he came towards him and got a machete out of his backpack and started at Wayne."
The bloodtrail left by Wayne includes blood sprayed on the glass door of the hairdressing salon where alleged attacker Khan had tried to bash his head.
Khan has since been charged with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder.
He was refused bail and it expected to appear in Sydney's Central Court on Wednesday morning.
Police now believe that Khan, who is known for preaching in the street, was inspired by the Islamic State and attacked Wayne as he embodied Australian culture.
The alleged attacker had grown to hate Australia because of its involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars,
Neighbours have said the man's behaviour had become increasingly erratic after his mother died two weeks ago, Australia media reported.
His behaviour included yelling at people in Arabic, screaming passages from the Koran.
New South Wales Police deputy commissioner Catherine Burn said: "We will be alleging before court that this was an act that was inspired by ISIS, it was a deliberate act (on Saturday), it resulted in a person receiving extremely serious injuries.
"We will allege that he set out to do something yesterday, how long he had been planning this, we don't know."
Ms Burn said the attack was the "new face" of terrorism.
Police have also released a statement, reassuring the public there is no "ongoing threat" from the incident.
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