POLICE have charged a teenager allegedly connected to the stabbing of a 45-year-old Helensvale man yesterday.

Stephen Campbell returned home from hospital yesterday afternoon nursing a 5cm gash on his neck after he was allegedly stabbed while pursuing a group of teens who were breaking into cars on Monterey Keys Drive in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said officers today charged a 17-year-old man with four counts of enter premises and commit indictable offence.

He is expected to appear at Southport Magistrates Court on April 19.

A 15-year-old girl is also speaking to police.