Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an alleged burglary, stabbing and fire in Belmont this morning.
It is alleged a man forced entry into a property on Donald Street about 6.20am, before stabbing a woman.
She was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The man allegedly started a fire in the house before fleeing the scene on a bike.
The other people in the property, including two children, were not injured.
The parties are believed to be known to each other.
The 23-year-old Whittington man was arrested nearby and is assisting police with their enquiries.
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