22:25 EDT, 9 February 2021
Real estate agent Karl Howard (pictured) has been charged with attempted murder over an alleged attack on two women on Monday
A real estate agent with a sparkling smile allegedly tried to forcibly kiss a woman at the end of a lengthy drinking session, before using a samurai sword to attack her friend who tried to intervene, a court has heard.
Karl Adon Howard, 44, allegedly carried out what friends are describing as an out of character attack on his new 27-year-old love interest and her mate, 29, about 5am on Monday.
Howard - the principal at Ray White Balmain - is believed to have been drinking with the two women at his home on Ferris Street in Annandale, in Sydney s inner-west, on Sunday evening.
21:27 EDT, 10 February 2021
Real estate agent Karl Howard (pictured) has been charged with attempted murder over an alleged attack on two women on Monday
A top real estate agent allegedly took four Viagra pills before making unwanted sexual advances on a woman, and slicing her friend with a samurai sword when she rushed to her aid.
Karl Adon Howard, 44, was refused bail on Wednesday over the horrific alleged attack on a 27-year-old love interest and her 29-year-old friend at his home in Annandale, in Sydney s inner-west, in the early hours of Monday morning.
Howard, the co-owner of Ray White Balmain, had been intimately involved with the younger of the two women in recent weeks after meeting her on a dating app, the court heard.
Karl Howard has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly punching one woman in the head before attacking another woman with a samurai sword at a Sydney home.
NZ-born man charged with attempted murder over Sydney samurai sword attack
10 Feb, 2021 05:50 AM
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A New Zealand-born real estate agent in Sydney has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly lashing out at two women. Video / 7 News
A New Zealand-born real estate agent in Sydney has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly lashing out at two women. Video / 7 News
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A New Zealand-born real estate agent in Sydney has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly lashing out at two women with a samurai sword following an alcohol-fuelled night.
Karl Howard allegedly attacked his girlfriend and her friend inside his $2m Sydney home just after 5am on Monday.