11:37 EDT, 11 February 2021
A real estate agent accused of bashing his girlfriend and trying to murder her friend also left an innocent family traumatised , when he allegedly tried to hide in their backyard just minutes later.
Karl Adon Howard, 44, is charged with viciously attacking his 27-year-old dating app lover and her 29-year-old friend in an allegedly shocking incident at his multi-million dollar home in Annandale, in Sydney s inner-west, on Monday.
Howard allegedly took four Viagra pills just hours before he tried to forcibly kiss his newest partner, leading her to scream.
When the woman s friend heard her yells she rushed downstairs and allegedly found Howard raining punches down on her at which point she intervened, only for the Ray White real estate agent to allegedly turn on her with a samurai sword.
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.