The mother of a teen accused of stabbing a police officer during a Melbourne break-in has spoken out about the state’s bail system, and claimed that her son is "better off not coming out".

Off-duty Senior Constable Daniel Yeoman underwent surgery on his eye socket today, after he was attacked in his Wantirna home early Saturday.

Jade Hunia, 19, allegedly broke into the home and made off with the Yeoman family's car.

Mr Hunia has received bail several times for other alleged burglaries and thefts. He currently has ten matters before the courts.

On October 19, the teenager was arrested for alleged burglaries, thefts and committing offences whilst on bail. He was remanded in custody and then granted bail five days later.

He was arrested on October 28 for allegedly burglaries and committing offences whilst on bail, and was again granted bail.

On November 19, he was arrested after the alleged Wantirna aggravated burglary.

"Bail wasn't going to work," Mr Hunia's mother told 9NEWS.

Senior Constable Daniel Yeoman. (Supplied)

"He's just better off not coming out anyways, he's just going to hurt someone else," she said.

"He's got nowhere else to go."

Mr Yeoman's wife, Shereen, today described the moment she pleaded with the intruder not to injury their family.

"Please don’t do this, I have four kids," Ms Yeoman said she told the alleged offender.

"Dan said something about not seriously doing this over a set a keys and that’s when the offender stabbed him in the eyes," she said.

"I don't want to go back to that house."

The couple's 11-year-old son witnessed the attack on his father.

“My son saw before when the man was in our house and Dan was fighting him off. He also saw the aftermath… the blood was all over our floor and our house. It was hard for the kids to see,” Mr Yeoman’s wife said.

Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton today said the officer’s family had been left "traumatised" by the frightening attack.

"It's disgusting… you look at the injuries that young man has received, certainly very serious," he told 3AW.

Snr Const. Yeoman’s injuries have caused him to lose feeling in part of his face.

The family's car was found damaged and dumped in Glen Iris.