Police searching for Joshua House over Morphett Vale serious assault

Police are desperately searching for a wanted man – who may be armed – over a serious assault in Morphett Vale late last month.

SA Police has appealed to the public for help in tracking down a man on the run – who may be armed – after a violent altercation in Adelaide’s south last month.

Joshua House, 27, is wanted after a “serious assault” in Morphett Vale on Saturday, March 29.

“He may also be in possession of a firearm,” police said in a statement.

Mr House is described as caucasian, 180cm tall, medium build, red hair and blue eyes, with numerous distinctive tattoos.

Wanted man Joshua House. Picture: SA Police

Joshua House is known for distinctive tattoos. Picture: SA Police

Police warned the public not to approach Mr House if they saw him, or knew of his whereabouts, and to instead call the Police Assistance line on 131 444 immediately or triple-0 in an emergency.

Mr House is wanted over an assault that occurred on the same day police were called to a Morphett Vale property after a man was stabbed in a frightening home invasion.

A man and a woman were arrested and have faced court while two other men are still on the run.

A court heard the attack involved chilling text messages detailing a plan “to whack” the alleged victim, Jared Hocking, 27.

About 12.30am on Saturday, March 29, Nikita Peacock, of Christie Downs, allegedly approached Mr Hocking’s property wearing a pink dressing gown, accompanied by three other men.

At Ms Peacock’s first court appearance earlier this month, a police prosecutor alleged Mr Hocking came to the door and was then chased through his own house by the three men who were brandishing a knife, crowbar and a machete.

Emergency services at the scene. Picture: Dasha Havrilenko

Ms Peacock, prosecution alleged, was filming the incident on her phone.

Emergency services rushed to the Columba St home and there, they found Mr Hocking had sustained stab wounds and was in need of urgent medical care to mend a perforated lung.

While police were at the property, Ms Peacock’s co-accused Bowen Milne was captured on CCTV also arriving at Flinders Medical Centre with serious stab wounds suspected of having been received during the same attack.

Mr Milne, of Port Noarlunga, appeared in court the day after Ms Peacock in a bedside hearing, after undergoing surgery for lacerations to his head and thigh sustained during the alleged attack.

Both defendants are yet to enter any pleas to aggravated serious criminal trespass, attempted murder.

Mr Milne has also been charged with aggravated cause harm with intent.

At their respective court appearances, both Ms Peacock and Mr Milne were denied bail by Magistrate Kylie Schulz who said there was a need to protect the alleged victim, Mr Hocking, and the wider community.