Serious Assault, Petrie
A 31-year-old man was injured after two armed men assaulted him at his home in Petrie last night.
At around 10pm police were called to a home on Alawara Street where it was reported that the man went to answer a knock at his door. Two men demanded he open the locked glass door but when he refused, one of the men produced a shotgun and used it to smash the sliding door.
As the 31-year-old man wrestled with the first man on the veranda, he was hit on the head by the second intruder with a long object, possibly a machette. The 31-year old used items in the home including a metal rod and a fire extinguisher to defend himself. The Petrie man was struck again by the machette as he raised his arm to protect himself.
He keep swinging the fire extinguisher at the men until they retreated from the house and fled on foot.
A woman was home at the time of the incident but she retreated to a bedroom and was not harmed.
The 31-year-old man sustained a laceration to his head, smaller lacerations to his hand and upper arm. His thumb was injured with the bone possibly fractured and his bare feet were cut on the broken glass. He was transported to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hopsital for medical treatment.
The men were last seen running along Carwell Avenue towards Kurwongbah Drive.
One man is described as Caucasian in appearance, approximately 175cm tall, slim build and aged in his 20’s. He was wearing a light coloured jumper and had white cloth covering his face.
The second man was also described as being Caucasian in appearance, approximately 175cm tall, slim build and aged in his early 20’s. He was wearing a dark coloured jumper, dark baseball cap and had something covering his face.
Police are continuing their investigations into the incident.
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