Man slashed with machete during failed Camp Hill carjacking

A second man has been arrested after a father was slashed with a machete during a failed carjacking in Brisbane’s inner-south on the weekend.

A 48-year-old father told Nine News he had returned home from the gym about 6am on Saturday and was sitting in his BMW on Audrey Street in Camp Hill when he was approached by two men who demanded his keys.

When the 48-year-old man said he did not have the keys, he was attacked with the machete, leaving him with lacerations to his chest and arm.

Paramedics treated the man at the scene before taking him to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a stable condition.

The alleged attackers were captured on home security cameras, one wearing a black Tommy Hilfiger hoodie and the other in a navy-blue hoodie, carrying a machete.

“Very lucky an electrician came around the corner and basically waved them down and as that was happening they lunged and cut through my arm and chest,” the father, who requested not to be named, told Nine News.

The alleged attackers fled the scene in a Kia Sorento, which had been stolen from a Kangaroo Point address about three hours earlier.

But they travelled only 500 metres to Henderson Street, Camp Hill, where they dumped the Kia and stole two BMWs, including a silver BMW320i.

Investigations led police to a Redcliffe address, north of Brisbane, about 11am on Saturday, where they found one of the stolen BMWs and arrested a 21-year-old man.

About 12.45am on Monday, police on patrol spotted the stolen silver BMW320i travelling on Duffield Road in Margate. The officers gave chase but had to abandon their pursuit as the driver sped away.

Police later found the BMW about two kilometres away on Plume Street, Redcliffe, crashed into a fence with the 23-year-old driver still inside.

The man, who appeared to be wearing a black hoodie with a Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) slogan on it, was arrested at the scene.

The 21-year-old man from Petrie has been charged with more than 10 offences, including enter dwelling and commit, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, attempted armed robbery in company and one count of wounding.

His alleged 23-year-old accomplice, also from Petrie, has been charged with multiple offences, including enter dwelling and commit, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle speeding and evasion offence at night.

Both men were denied bail and were due to appear in Redcliffe Magistrates Court on Monday.

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