Sunnybank Hills siege: Police negotiate with man allegedly armed with knife as woman kept captive
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Cops break into a quiet suburban home after a routine wellness check led to an hour-long siege: A 25-year-old man is arrested for allegedly holding a 26-year-old woman captive at knifepoint.
- South Brisbane home burglarized after welfare check
- Queensland Police found a man and woman hiding inside
- The negotiators spoke to the man before the police officers returned home.
Heavily armed police officers stormed a Brisbane home after a routine wellness check turned into an hour-long siege.
Queensland Police made an emergency declaration shortly after 1pm on Friday after attending a house on Bradman St in Sunnybank Hills.
Negotiators rushed to the location after reports that a man and a woman were hiding inside the property.
Police allege that a 25-year-old man armed with a knife held a 26-year-old woman captive for four hours.
A 26-year-old woman was taken to hospital for observation after she was allegedly held captive by a 25-year-old man at the Sunnybank Hills home (pictured)
Queensland Police negotiators attended the Bradman Street property for a welfare check, before declaring
The officers spoke to the couple before specialized police stormed the house around 4pm local time.
The emergency declaration was revoked by police when the man was taken into custody.
He is currently being treated for non-life-threatening injuries and is assisting police with their investigations into the incident.
Paramedics were seen at the home with a person being carried on a stretcher with the 26-year-old woman transported to hospital for observation.
An emergency declaration was announced just after 1 pm Friday with Bradman Street (pictured) closed to traffic and pedestrians, people in the surrounding area were urged to stay home.
All roads between Bellrick and Peterkin streets in the Sunnybank Hills area were closed to traffic and pedestrians.
The home’s owner, Theresa Avison, who sublets a room in the house, told the Courier Mail that she was worried about the people inside.
“There are no words to describe my feeling,” he said.
I hope no one gets hurt. No one can understand this stress.