THANKS for saving my life - those were the words of knife-attack victim Katherine Moore to the man who saved her life.

Good Samaritan Sean Dutton raced to her rescue as she was stabbed repeatedly in the frenzied attack.

And on Wednesday, the couple met up again at Swinton Town Hall where Mr Dutton's bravery was officially acknowledged. Mr Dutton (39), of Woodfields Terrace, Radcliffe, was presented with the Chief Constable's Commendation, Royal Humane Society Award and Provincial Police Award by Chief Constable Michael Todd, and the Mayor and Mayoress of Salford. Mrs Moore, from Salford, admitted she owed her life to Mr Dutton, after she was attacked while attending to the knifeman's first victim.

The knifeman, who was convicted of manslaughter in April this year, went on the rampage in Silk Street, Salford, in September last year. He had initially attacked a young Slovakian woman, who later died. But as she was fleeing from her attacker, Mrs Moore, who witnessed the incident, went to her assistance and tried to drag the victim to safety into her car. Unfortunately, Mrs Moore's actions failed to save the girl's life and she herself was subjected to a ferocious, almost fatal knife attack as she was trapped inside the car by her seat belt.

Mr Dutton was driving along Silk Street when he saw the two female victims lying in the roadway. He also spotted the attacker making jabbing motions with the knife towards the stomach of another passer-by, Mr Wayne Coleiro, who had come to the assistance of the females by placing himself between them and the attacker.

Quick-thinking Mr Dutton immediately went to Mr Coleiro's aid, driving at the attacker and knocking him to the ground.

Together with Constable Benjamin Almond, who was alone on foot patrol near to the scene, and Mr Coleiro, Mr Dutton apprehended the man.

Constable Almond and Mr Dutton went to the assistance of the two women and gave first-aid until paramedics arrived on the scene. Mrs Moore received treatment for multiple stab wounds and continues to receive physiotherapy for the restricted movement in her arm.

Mr Dutton, a father-of-one, said: "I am so glad that Mrs Moore is OK. It has been nice to receive these awards, but that is reward enough for me. I initially thought that I had driven past a domestic, but when I realised what was happening, all I wanted to do was help."

Mrs Moore (57) said: "After I had been stabbed, I really thought I was going to die. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Mr Dutton."