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| Mia Ayliffe-Chung died last week |
A British man who was stabbed in Australia as he tried to save another backpacker has died from his injuries, police have said.
Tom Jackson sustained critical head injuries when he intervened as fellow Briton Mia Ayliffe-Chung was stabbed to death in north Queensland last Tuesday.
Queensland Police confirmed the 30-year-old passed away in Townsville Hospital - and his father had flown from the UK to be by his bedside last week.
In a statement before Tom's death, his father had said: "There are many and varied reasons why we are, and always will be, immensely proud of Tom.
"His actions in response to this horrific attack only add to that sense of pride."
Detectives plan to upgrade a charge of attempted murder against suspect Smail Ayad, a 29-year-old Frenchman, when he next appears in court at the end of October.
Ayad also faces another count of attempted murder, one count of serious animal cruelty and 12 counts of serious assault. He remains in custody.
The alleged knifeman is said to have shouted the Arabic phrase for "God is greatest" - both during the attack and while being arrested - but police said there was no evidence he had been radicalised or was motivated by politics.
Reports Ayad was "obsessed" with Miss Ayliffe-Chung, a 21-year-old from Derbyshire, are being investigated.
Ms Ayliffe-Chung has been described as "gorgeous" and "full of life and love" by friends.
According to social media, she was only a few days into a three-month trip working on a farm.
Her boyfriend, Jamison Stead, said she was a "beautiful soul" who had "fallen in love with the country and its people".
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