A Singaporean man who police allege bashed and stabbed a woman in a Brisbane share house on Monday night has been taken into custody.
Television crews found the fugitive sitting in the middle of the crime scene in Norman Park sometime after 2pm and called police, who later arrested the man.
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"He kept asking for an ambulance and water. He said he was cold and wanted a towel," Nine News Brisbane reporter Rob Morrison said.
Police said the attack happened about 9.30pm at a Norman Avenue address where the man had booked a room through Airbnb. He allegedly left his passport and wallet at the scene when he fled.
The victim, aged 20 and originally from Hong Kong but now living in Australia, was in a stable condition with "non-life threatening injuries" including a fractured skull.
Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Rodney Watts said the pair had previously been in a relationship after meeting several months ago online and the man had only arrived in Brisbane on Sunday.
He added the victim was "very lucky" given the ferocity of the attack.
Acting Senior Sergeant Watts said police had put a number of stops in place to prevent the suspect from leaving the country and were talking to the Singapore High Commission, Border Force and Department of Immigration to find possible associates of the man.
The home was a share house and there were other residents home at the time of the attack who heard the commotion.
Police said a number of weapons were found at the house.
Detectives released an image and description of the man who they allege hit the woman in the head with a hammer before stabbing her multiple times in the shoulders.
Police said the suspect was last seen fleeing the scene on foot before paramedics arrived to treat the victim. She was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital.
The man was described as Asian with a slim build, last seen wearing a white T-shirt, red and black boxer shorts with no shoes.