An 18-year-old man has faced court charged with attempted murder following an alleged violent home invasion in Carrara that left a resident with multiple stab wounds.
Dimitri Roussos appeared in Southport Magistrates Court on April 15, one day after his arrest over the incident at a Plateau Crescent home about 4am Tuesday.
Police allege two residents, a 38-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman, were woken by barking dogs and saw a light inside their lounge room before confronting an intruder.
A struggle allegedly followed, during which the man suffered stab wounds to his torso and shoulder, as well as a cut to his face. He remains in hospital in a stable condition. The woman sustained a chest injury and has since been discharged.
The alleged offender fled but was arrested later that afternoon after police raided a nearby property on the same street.
In court, Roussos did not apply for bail. His lawyer, Troy Smith, said several charges were “quite serious,” particularly attempted murder, and requested case conferencing. The matter was adjourned to June 25 for police to prepare a brief of evidence.
Roussos faces nine charges, including attempted murder, aggravated robbery, assault occasioning bodily harm while armed, burglary with violence, attempted burglary, drug possession, ammunition possession, and possessing a category A/B/M weapon (knuckledusters).
Police also allege Roussos was involved in an earlier armed robbery hours before the home invasion at McDonald’s Nerang.
Around 1.20am, a 21-year-old man allegedly met him to sell four luxury watches after contact via social media.
Police say the buyer produced a knife and demanded the watches before fleeing in a vehicle. The victim was not injured.
