Dog walker stabbed

Police have no firm suspects in a brutal and seemingly random attack that left a man fighting for his life after he was repeatedly stabbed while out walking his dog. Members of the man’s family found him lying badly injured just inside the entrance to Bexley Reserve in Pages Rd, Christchurch, about 6.20am yesterday and called police. They went out looking for him after his dog, which was unharmed, returned home alone. Detectives say the man was conscious when relatives found him. The man – who lived near the park – was stabbed repeatedly. He was rushed to Christchurch Hospital where he remains in a critical condition after undergoing surgery. The search for the man’s attacker or attackers continues.