THE victim of a brutal stabbing is to help a police artist produce a portrait of his attacker.

Khaliq Kanron, 30, was due home from Blackburn Royal Infirmary after undergoing surgery for the stab wound which left him with a punctured lung.

The owner of Curries from Ewood takeaway and neighbouring Genghis restaurant, Bolton Road, Ewood, was attacked by a robber on Thursday evening.

A waiter also received slight facial injuries before the man ran off empty-handed across the nearby Kwik-Save car park.

Detective Sergeant Paul Within said he hoped Mr Kanron would be able to produce a drawing with the artist tomorrow.

Anyone with information about the crime can call Blackburn CID on 01254 353569.