John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller, Jonny from Cairns, who was attacked by young thugs after intervening for an elderly lady being assaulted.

John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller, Jonny from Cairns, who was attacked by young thugs for intervening when an elderly woman was being assaulted in a suburb north of Cairns.

The youths were inhaling deodorant when they attacked Jonny and could be heard stating "We Own Cairns!"

The state of emergency on crime continues to worsen.