Horrific moment when a man from Perth is attacked during a trip to Malaysia, causing ‘life-changing injuries’, including lacerations to his neck, shoulder and hand
Miner Luke Jeffers remains in intensive care after 21 hours of surgery
Allegedly stabbed and beaten in an unprovoked attack while on holiday in Malaysia
Didn’t have travel insurance after booking the overseas holiday last minute
Family faces rising medical bills to bring Luke home to recover
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A spontaneous trip abroad has become a vacation from hell for a miner in Perth who allegedly stabbed and beaten in an unprovoked attack.
Luke Jeffers, 26, underwent 21 hours of surgery and remains in intensive care after he was reportedly assaulted outside a nightclub in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur.
Footage filmed by shocked onlookers shows the Western Australian outnumbered and attacked by a group of at least five men.
With gaping wounds to his neck and shoulder, he fell backwards and fell to the ground, lying in a pool of blood.
Jeffers suffered a fractured C3 vertebra in his back, a three-inch gash on the left side of his neck, a large laceration to his shoulder and a serious, life-changing laceration to his left hand.
Luke Jeffers (pictured right with his sister and mother) was allegedly stabbed with a sharp object and beaten while on holiday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
His mother Jo and grandmother have traveled from Perth to rush to his hospital bed.
Jeffers is in stable condition but will spend an “indefinite amount of time” in intensive care, according to his sister Brooke.
She has set up an online fundraiser to help with rising medical bills and to transport her brother home.
“Unfortunately, as this was such a last minute trip, Luke didn’t have travel insurance,” she wrote.
“The medical bills, ongoing rehab and what it will cost to get him home with help from a doctor is an expense our family was not prepared for.”
Luke Jeffers (left) suffered serious upper body injuries and was reportedly assaulted before falling backwards and hitting the ground
More than $50,000 was raised in 24 hours when the online fundraiser was inundated with messages from benefactors.
“The response so far has been amazing and we are so grateful and eternally grateful to everyone who has donated and shared,” Ms. Jeffers posted on Facebook.
Police in Malaysia have arrested three men, aged 20-30, in connection with the alleged brawl.
They are still in custody and are due to appear in court on Tuesday.
Police will allege that one of the men used a sharp object to cause injuries to Jeffers’ neck, torso and hands.
Further arrests have not been ruled out as the investigation continues.
Luke Jeffers (pictured) faces a daunting road to recovery from his injuries, including a fractured C3 vertebra in his back, an 8cm cut on the left side of his neck, a large laceration to his shoulder and a serious, life-changing laceration in his left hand
Three men have been arrested for the alleged attack (pictured) as the investigation continues