Attempted murder charges after two men stabbed in Brisbane unit block

A man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing two people at Dutton Park in Brisbane's south yesterday.

At about 4.30pm, a 45-year-old man approached a 49-year-old man within a unit block on Gladstone Road.

During the altercation which followed, the 45-year-old man allegedly stabbed the 49-year-old with a knife.

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The 49-year-old chased the alleged attacker away, when a 66-year-old man tried to intervene.

The 45-year-old man allegedly stabbed the 66-year-old several times in the chest, stomach and head, before returning to his residence.

The two alleged victims were transported to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

A 45-year-old Dutton Park man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and one count each of possessing dangerous drugs and utensils.

He has been denied police bail and will appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today.