A 13-year-old boy has been charged over the violent burglary at the home of Wallabies legend Toutai Kefu

A new arrest has been made over the violent burglary that left former Wallaby Toutai Kefu and his wife and children in hospital.

Former Wallaby and current Tonga coach Toutai Kefu is recovering after being stabbed by intruders at his Brisbane home. Picture: AFP

A 13-year-old boy has been charged over the violent burglary that left former Wallaby Toutai Kefu and his wife and children in hospital.

The teenager was allegedly with two other youths, both 15, who broke into Kefu’s home in the early hours of Monday morning armed with a knife, axe and machete.

Police allege he was first involved in stealing a silver Hyundai SUV in a burglary at a residence in Flinders Crescent, Forest Lake, around 2.15am Monday.

He has been charged with one count each of burglary and unlawful use of a motor vehicle related to the Forest Lake matter.

The vehicle was then allegedly used to travel to Kefu’s home in Coorparoo, in Brisbane’s southeast. It is yet to be located.

Police examine the Kefu family home. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Queensland police said they had “further charged the 13-year-old boy with burglary” for his involvement in the incident at Kefu’s home.

He was refused bail and appeared at the Brisbane Childrens Court on Tuesday, where he was remanded in custody to reappear on Friday August 20.

Kefu and his son were in recovery after surgery on Monday, while his wife and daughter were due to undergo operations on Tuesday, after the family was attacked during the burglary.

Police have said the break-in was not believed to be targeted, with the offenders disturbed while trying to steal a car.

Toutai and Rachel Kefu.

A resident, understood to be Kefu’s wife, Rachel, woke in the middle of the night to the sound of noises in the house and went to investigate.

She suffered serious lacerations to her arm, while Kefu – current head coach of the Tongan national team – was stabbed in the abdomen and their 21-year-old son and 18-year-old daughter were also injured.

“Hey everyone! Just wanted to give a quick update. Both Josh and Dad had their surgery’s yesterday and are recovering well,” the couple’s daughter Olivia posted on Tuesday.

“Madi and Mum will have their operations this morning. None of them have their phones on them. Thank you to everyone for all the kind messages and support, it means the absolute world to us all.”

The silver Hyundai iX35 used by the three youth to travel to Kefu’s home was stolen earlier that morning. Picture: Police.

A 15-year-old boy was tackled by neighbours while armed with a knife and has been charged with offences including four counts of attempted murder.

A second 15-year-old boy attended hospital for treatment to injuries and has been under police guard.

Responding to claims by the Queensland Police Union that the Kefu’s suburb had been left understaffed with no local patrols, Assistant Commissioner Brian Swan said the first officers arrived at the home just six minutes after being called.

“Within 10 minutes we had something like six units on the scene. I’m very comfortable with the police response, with the coverage we had,” Mr Swan said.

Questioned about the ethnicity of the youths and if they were involved in a gang, Mr Swan said they were from “different backgrounds … There are groups of young offenders who hang out together, associate with each other and sometimes commit offences with each other. It’s as simple as that.”

Police union president Ian Leavers had claimed on radio that the youths were “from an African background” and should face deportation.