A man has been stabbed in his sleep by another man known to him, who allegedly broke into his Brisbane home on Saturday morning.
Police say a 25-year-old man from Camira broke into a home on Mollison Street in West End and stabbed a sleeping 27-year-old man in the torso at 5.15am.
He then allegedly began pouring petrol on his victim before being interrupted by another person in the home.
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The man fled the scene.
Police and paramedics arrived and the victim was taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
The man was arrested near a Morayfield shopping centre at 9.30am yesterday.
He was charged with attempted murder and enter dwelling with intent.
He will face Brisbane Magistrates Court this morning.
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