A home invasion victim has been arrested after an intruder who broke into his property in Melbourne‘s southeast suffered fatal stab wounds.
Victoria Police believe three offenders forced entry to the home on Lucerne Crescent in Frankston at about 12.40am on Sunday morning, and were involved in an altercation with a male occupant.
The home invaders fled the scene in a silver 4WD, and at 1.20am emergency services were called to the corner of Leonard and Beach Streets after reports of a man suffering stab wounds.
A 31-year-old man, believed to have been in the getaway car, died at the scene, and police arrested a 33-year-old woman who was also believed to have been in the silver vehicle.
The 45-year-old occupant of the Lucerne Crescent property was also arrested and is being interviewed by Homicide Squad detectives in relation to the other man’s death.
The woman, from Frankston South, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital, where she remains under police guard.
The third suspected home invader is yet to be found, and police said they may also have been injured.
A neighbour reported hearing a woman scream, and told 7News the incident was “a bit unnerving”.
Header image: Left, the woman being arrested. Right, emergency services at the scene (7News).
