Wounding, Benaraby
Police are investigating after a man was stabbed during the break and enter of a home in Benaraby this afternoon.
Around 4.40pm, a 55-year-old man returned to his home on the Bruce Highway to find another man inside.
The man confronted the intruder and a physical altercation broke out between the pair in which the 55-year-old sustained stab wounds to his hands, shoulder and head.
He was transported to Gladstone Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police believe the offender fled the scene south on the Bruce Highway in a car which had been stolen from Rockhampton earlier in the day.
It appears that this car may have been the same as the one involved in a crash with a police vehicle around 7:30pm.
Police are searching the area between Childers and Appletree Creek for the driver who abandoned his vehicle after it was damaged in the crash.
People living between Childers and Appletree Creek are asked to secure their vehicles and report any suspicious activity to police.
Investigations are continuing.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
