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A man from Queensland is in critical condition after being repeatedly stabbed during a home invasion.
Police suspect that an unidentified adult male forced entry into a residence on Plateau Crescent in Carrara just before dawn.
The intruder managed to reach the kitchen area before the home’s occupants—a man and a woman—awoke and reportedly confronted him.
The suspect then allegedly stabbed the man eight times, resulting in severe, life-threatening injuries.
The woman also suffered minor injuries, including a cut on her chest.
Police were called to the scene just after 4am and both residents were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital.
The man arrived in a life-threatening condition and is now in a serious but stable condition.
The woman arrived in a stable condition and has now been discharged.
9News understands the intruder jumped a fence and fled the scene in a dark SUV.
Neighbours said they heard “barking dogs and screeching tyres” as the offender got away.
Police have established a crime scene and are looking for the weapon used in the crime.
They believe the crime may be linked to a recent robbery at Nerang, about 5km away, which also involved a dark SUV. 
Queensland Police urged locals to lock their doors and never confront intruders while addressing the media today.
They said the attack is being treated as random, and they don’t believe the offender knew the victims.
Police believe the offender acted alone.
They have not taken anyone into custody at this time.
Police are calling on anyone with information, or dash cam or CCTV footage of a dark-coloured SUV in the area around 4am to come forward.
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