Shocking alleged tomahawk attack caught on phone as Loganlea neighbourhood dispute turns violent
A violent neighbourhood dispute turned dangerous when a man allegedly attacked his neighbours with a tomahawk, leaving two victims and himself hospitalised.
Police were called to a property on Haig St in Loganlea — about half an hour south of Brisbane in Queensland — just after 7:30pm on Friday after reports of a disturbance involving a weapon.
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Rackley then allegedly threatened the couple with the axe before launching an attack.
Sharon Rolfe, Tammie’s mother, captured the terrifying moment on her phone.
Screams for help can be heard on the recording.
She said she was inside the house when she heard screams for help and rushed outside to find her daughter injured and her son-in-law bleeding.
Sharon described a long-running dispute between two families who had lived next to each other for 20 years and which had been escalating.
“It used to be the trees so we cut all the trees down, then his daughter came over and said the spotlight is shining and can we move it so we did,” she told 7NEWS.
“When I came down, Shaun was sitting there with blood coming out of him and Tammie was screaming that she had broken her arm.”
Tammie remains in Logan Hospital with a broken arm, while Shaun was treated for head and arm injuries and has since been discharged.
Neighbours attempted a citizen’s arrest and tried to hold Rackley down until Queensland Police arrived, but he managed to escape.
Officers found him hiding nearby a short time later and arrested him.
Rackley has been charged with two counts of grievous bodily harm.
Police allege he was under the influence of drugs at the time.
His matter was heard in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Friday, but he did not appear.
Rackley remains in hospital under police guard and is due back in court on Monday.
Originally published on 7NEWS
