The mother of a man hospitalized in a Selkirk, Man., machete attack Friday night says she could have lost her son if a Good Samaritan hadn’t stepped in to save his life.

When RCMP officers arrived at the scene, outside a Main Street bar, they found two injured men — the original victim, who had been stabbed with a machete, and Broderick Tkachyk, a witness to the altercation who stepped in to help.

Tkachyk told Global Winnipeg he was hit in the ear with the machete during the incident, but managed to help the victim with his injuries before paramedics arrived.

Margaret Barkman-Harris, the mother of the victim, said she’s grateful for the help of a stranger.

“I could be planning a funeral instead of watching him get better,” she said.

“I’m just thankful all the people were around him an

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