<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A Queensland man is fighting for life after being stabbed multiple times during a home invasion.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police believe an unknown adult male broke into the Plateau Crescent home in Carrara just before dawn.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They made it into the kitchen before the residents, a man and a woman, woke and allegedly confronted the intruder.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-14-donald-trump-strait-of-hormuz-blockade/19d23a36-5dc2-4e5b-97d1-d0b6d3620170" target="_blank"><strong><span>US forces 'sitting ducks' in the Strait of Hormuz, warns expert</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The intruder then stabbed the man eight times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman also sustained minor injuries, including a cut to her chest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were called to the scene just after 4am and both residents were taken to Gold Coast University Hospital.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-home-invasion-stabbing-carrara/d128377d-7ca6-493b-bfa0-dcdcb0ffd540" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man arrived in a life-threatening condition and is now in a serious but stable condition.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman arrived in a stable condition and has now been discharged.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NATIONAL:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/wesfarmers-australia-kmart-target-bunnings-priceline-officeworks-free-delivery-six-months/8813645a-c99c-48fb-b20e-a545b8967c7c" target="_blank"><strong><span>Retail giant behind Kmart and Bunnings scraps delivery fees for six months</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>9News understands the intruder jumped a fence and fled the scene in a dark SUV.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Neighbours said they heard "barking dogs and screeching tyres" as the offender got away.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have established a crime scene and are looking for the weapon used in the crime.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They believe the crime may be linked to a recent robbery at Nerang, about 5km away, which also involved a dark SUV. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Queensland Police urged locals to lock their doors and never confront intruders while addressing the media today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They said the attack is being treated as random, and they don't believe the offender knew the victims.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 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