Authorities suspect that a teenage boy, who suffered a stabbing at the entrance of a Gold Coast residence last night, might have owed money to his assailants.
At approximately 7:20 pm (AEST), two individuals arrived at a home on Batchworth Road, Molendinar, specifically asking for the 17-year-old from Carrara by name.
Upon his arrival at the doorway, a brief exchange occurred before he was allegedly attacked with a knife.
The perpetrators then escaped the scene in a white Mercedes-Benz dual-cab ute.
Others present in the house quickly called emergency services, and the injured boy was rushed to the hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Police later discovered and confiscated the ute at the Grand Hotel in Labrador, but the two suspects are still at large.
“We do believe that the attack has been targeted, we don’t believe there is any further threat to the public,” Gold Coast Detective Inspector Mark Mooney said today.
“The offenders have approached the house and asked for the victim by name and we believe that the incident has occurred over some debt that is in existence between the two parties.
“The reason for that debt is still to be determined.”
The teen underwent surgery overnight and is recovering today.
Police hope to speak with him this afternoon.
Mooney said the boy had been staying at the Molendinar address for a number of weeks but it was not his usual place of residence.
Officers are also hoping to speak with the registered owner of the white ute, a 32-year-old Molendinar man, to determine his whereabouts at the time.
Mobile phone data is expected to play a part in the investigation.
