Aust dad stabbed in Bali an 'ironman'

An Australian man reportedly threw a thief through a window before he was stabbed during a robbery in Bali.

The North Kuta villa where the Australian tourist was stabbed during a robbery. Picture: Lukman S. Bintoro Source: News Limited

AN Australian man woken by the screams of his wife at their holiday villa in Bali was stabbed by a robber as he wrestled with another intruder during the terrifying night-time raid.

Father-of-two Paul Gill hurled one assailant through a window before being left in a bloodied heap by repeated blows from the knife of the second man.

The 41-year-old, described as an ''ironman'' by his friends, is recovering in the intensive care unit of a local hospital after having emergency surgery following the horrifying ordeal in Canggu on Friday.

Family and friends at the Bali International Medical Centre told News Limited today that Mr Gill was improving and would pull through.

''He's a strong guy," one said.

''He'll get through this. He is an ironman - one of the fittest guys I know. Tall and strong."

Mr Gill's wife Jacqui did not want to talk to the media at the hospital today but said her husband was getting better and the family would be staying in Bali during his recovery.

Mr Gill's brother-in-law Adam Crook wrote on Facebook: "I thank every second I breathe that he was able to defend himself, my sister and two nieces. He's stable and will recover in time. Thank the Lord."

The holiday nightmare unfolded at about 2am on Friday as Mr Gill, his wife Jacqui and two daughters slept in their upmarket villa in North Kuta.

Some friends from Perth were also staying.

Police said the robbers scaled a wall of the villa before breaking a window and entering the Gills's bedroom.

They stole several items, including an iPad, before Mrs Gill was woken and started screaming.

A scuffle broke out which saw Mr Gill, a boat captain of a European luxury vessel, throw one man through the window before he was stabbed multiple times, including in the lung, by the other man.

The two robbers escaped before the other guests at the villa rushed upstairs.

A bloodied Mr Gill was rushed to the hospital, suffering serious wounds to his neck, shoulder and lower back.

Hospital official Roland Staehler said doctors expected Mr Gill to make a full recovery.

"He won't be out of hospital very quickly, but the recovery looks promising," he said.

"He arrives in a very critical condition and we were able to organise surgery very quickly.

"The surgery went well, he is in a stable condition. He was rather lucky considering the seriousness of the wounds and we expect a good recovery."

No one else was hurt in the incident.

Authorities are still hunting the attackers.

Indonesian police will speak to Mr Gill once he is well enough.

Badung Police Station Chief Komang Suartana said Mr Gill's wife had told police two men were responsible for the attack.

Police hoped Mr Gill would help them identify the attackers once he was well enough to speak.

Mr Suartana said the attackers had managed to evade two security guards on a rainy night.
He said burglary was the motive.

''The perpetrators chose the villa because the security is not very strict compared to other tourism destinations.

''The perpetrators are still in Bali and we're tightening the exit gate from Bali.''

Bali's Provincial Governor, Made Mangu Pastika, said he was saddened by the incident.

''There's got to be real measures taken to catch the perpetrators. I will talk to (Bali) provincial police to increase security so that such incidents won't happen again that could taint Bali's image.''

The scene of the crime, Villa Chloe, is nearby to the property where Brisbane woman Denni North was found dying last Sunday.

It is said to be a quiet, secluded holiday spot, located between rice paddy fields and high-end accommodation.

A relative of the Gill's guests, who did not want to be named, said his son and wife were sleeping downstairs and found Mr Gill after the attack.

"He caught one guy but didn't know there was another who came up from behind and stabbed him," he told The West Australian newspaper.

"The family are really shaken but they're OK."

The terrifying case bears some hallmarks of an attack on Australian mother-of-three Michelle Smith last June during an attempted robbery on the Thai resort island of Phuket.

The 60-year-old Perth woman died after being stabbed in the chest before her two assailants rode off on a motorbike.

Two local men were later sentenced to life in prison for murder and robbery.

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