Police are searching for two people on the Gold Coast this morning after a woman in her 60s went missing from her home, leaving behind a large amount of blood.
Emergency services were called to the home on Ironbark St at Elanora just after 3.30pm on Tuesday after reports of a fire at the address.
It took crews about 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze.
Soon after police issued a plea for urgent assistance to locate the 61-year-old Gold Coast woman and a 30-year-old man, who is related to her, who may be able to assist with their inquiries into the incident.
The man is Caucasian, 180cm tall with brown hair and a slim build.
He is is believed to be travelling in a blue Honda Jazz, with registration 952AT4.
Police sources said a large amount of blood was found at the property and a fire was lit inside the home.
A window at the property was also broken.
More to come.