A Ghanian migrant newly arrived in Melbourne struggled to get help after being stabbed in the head, neck and stomach in a frenzied attack on Thursday night by three women he met through the dating app Tinder, according to Channel Seven.

The three caucasian women are believed to have turned on 26-year-old Augustine after he drove them from Richmond to Sunshine, in what the police believe was an attempt to steal his car.

Still from footage of Augustine lying on the street after the stabbing attack. Credit:Channel Seven

It's believed Augustine, whose last name has not been made public, connected with one of the women through Tinder earlier in the week and arranged to meet her and two friends in Richmond. he then agreed to drive them to the western suburbs.

As he drove down Heron Avenue, Sunshine North, the women demanded the keys to his Volkswagen, and then started slashing him with a knife.