{"id":38919,"date":"2026-06-26T05:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/38919\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T05:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T05:06:10","slug":"man-injured-defending-family-as-knife-wielding-gang-targets-brisbane-and-logan-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/38919\/","title":{"rendered":"Man injured defending family as knife-wielding gang targets Brisbane and Logan homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Sleeping families have been terrorised when masked intruders stormed a string of homes overnight, injuring one man and holding another couple at knifepoint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Police are investigating at least six break-ins and attempted home invasions that are suspected to be linked, across <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/brisbane\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brisbane<\/a>\u2019s south and Logan between just after midnight and 3am on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Two vehicles were stolen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-h2mhmv-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A husband and wife were confronted inside their home when three offenders smashed through a rear glass door at Eight Mile Plains about 1.46am, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The couple were held at knifepoint as the group demanded the man\u2019s wedding ring, watch and a Chanel handbag before fleeing with multiple stolen items.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Security vision captured the trio using a pole to smash through the glass door before climbing inside as the homeowner\u2019s wife runs upstairs to safety.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/44bf106fcadc2f9e4e53be7516c372b370851235.jpg\" alt=\"CCTV appears to show the group walking beside the home, with at least one person seemingly carrying a large knife.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>CCTV appears to show the group walking beside the home, with at least one person seemingly carrying a large knife. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Another angle appears to show at least one of the offenders carrying a large knife.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Earlier, a 49-year-old man suffered a laceration to his arm when he confronted three intruders inside his Manly home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Police said the man managed to chase the offenders from the Royal Esplanade property after \u201ca minor physical altercation\u201d.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cNo one else at the address was injured,\u201d <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/queensland-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Queensland Police<\/a> Service (QPS) said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">His wife was home at the time. Blood was left on the floor while muddy footprints could be seen tracked throughout the house, including into the children\u2019s bedrooms.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">According to police, the crime spree began about 12.23am when officers received reports of a group of masked offenders walking around Heathwood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cWhile conducting patrols, officers located an Aspen St address that had been broken into, and a white 2018 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross with Queensland registration 996YVZ was stolen,\u201d police said.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">About 12.45am, a person armed with a bladed weapon attempted to force entry into a home on Barcoo St at Runcorn.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Police said the offender was unsuccessful before fleeing in a vehicle matching the description of the Mitsubishi stolen minutes earlier.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">At 1.16am, police believe the same group broke into the Royal Esplanade home at Manly.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The group fled in the stolen Mitsubishi before breaking into a home on Amber Cl at Eight Mile Plains, where multiple items were stolen,  about 1.46am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">About 2.25am, detectives believe the same group attempted to gain access to a home on Denton Ct at Daisy Hill but were unsuccessful before fleeing.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Just after 3am, police said the group broke into a home on Blackthorn Cres at Shailer Park, where they stole a white 2020 Skoda Kodiaq with Queensland registration 186KE3 before driving away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Detectives from the Bayside and Upper Mount Gravatt Criminal Investigation Branches are investigating and are appealing for information about 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