A Brisbane woman was at home with her young children when she was repeatedly stabbed by her partner before he crashed his car into a parked truck and died.
The 46-year-old man entered the Forest Lake home about 3.30am on Monday.
He repeatedly stabbed the 37-year-old in the upper body and turned on her 18-year-old son when he tried to stop the attack.
Another three young children, believed to be under the age of 10, were also at home but weren't injured.
The mum and the 18-year-old were taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital, where they remain in a stable condition.
The man fled the house but died soon after when his car slammed at speed into the back of a parked semi-trailer at nearby Wacol.
Inspector Steve Flori told the Nine Network the young children in the home were being cared for while their mum recovered in hospital.
DVConnect chief executive Diane Mangan told AAP it appeared to be yet another case of domestic violence.
"Doesn't it almost have the ring of Teresa Bradford," she said on Monday.
Ms Bradford was killed at her Gold Coast home on January 31 by her estranged husband David Bradford, who was released on bail weeks earlier.
He then killed himself.
Ms Mangan said DV Connect checked its records following Monday's incident to see if the Queensland-based support service had previously helped the Forest Lake family.
"If we did know the family we don't know the name," she said, referring to the fact thousands of women call for advice but don't provide their details.
Ms Mangan said it was time for Australia to accept there had been an increase in an "extreme level of entitled violence" by some men.
"We at DV Connect have never dealt with more serious, high-risk cases ever before in our history," she said.
"In the past two years we've progressively noticed that more of the calls for help to safety are coming from women in a very treacherous condition, very concerned that a homicide could easily happen at any minute.
"I don't say that lightly."
Ms Mangan said the biggest concern was the increase in strangulation.
"Strangulation is one of the highest predictors of domestic homicide," she said.
"Every day we are speaking to women who are outlining strangulation to us.
"It's quite alarming even to our counsellors."
Ms Mangan urged any woman being subjected to physical or sexual violence to immediately seek safety for themselves and their children.
Police are continuing to investigate the Forest Lake incident.
National domestic violence helpline: 1800 737 732 or 1800RESPECT. In an emergency call triple-zero.
Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467.
MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78.
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