Wounding, Coombabah

Police are investigating after a man and a woman were wounded in an altercation at Coombabah this morning.

Initial inquiries indicate around 2am the residents of a house in Kangaroo Avenue have woken to a noise. They have located two men outside their house and an altercation has occurred before the two men fled.

Police were notified and located some property believed to have been left behind by the two men.

Around 3.50am the two men have returned to the residence and struck a man and a woman with a machete before fleeing.

Police located the two men a short time later in Tranter Place.

A 34-year-old man is currently at the Gold Coast University Hospital for a cut to his forearm.
A 35-year-old woman is also being treated for a cut to her face. Both are undergoing surgery for what are considered to be serious but non-life threatening injuries.

An 18-year-old man and a 35-year-old man, both from Coombabah, are currently assisting police with their inquiries.