Police lay charges after wounding, South Brisbane

Police have charged a man following a disturbance at South Brisbane overnight during which two men sustained stab wounds.

It will be alleged a 39-year-old man set fire to a number of items in the carpark of a Norfolk Road unit complex around 11.15pm.

It is further alleged the man then became involved in an altercation with a 45-year-old man, where he produced a knife and stabbed him in the head. The 45-year-old man sustained a non-life threatening cut to the temple

The 37-year-old man then forced his way into a unit and allegedly assaulted a 50-year-old woman before turning on a 37-year-old man and stabbing him in the shoulder with the knife. He was transported to hospital in a stable condition.

Police attended the scene and took the 37-year-old West End man into custody.

He has since been charged with two count of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, one count of enter dwelling with intent, two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and one count of wilful damage.

He was refused police bail and will appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow, January 27.

The men and woman are all known to each other.

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