{"id":30789,"date":"2021-02-14T10:25:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-13T21:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=30789"},"modified":"2021-02-14T10:25:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-13T21:25:24","slug":"sydney-real-estate-agent-received-five-star-ratings-before-alleged-samurai-sword-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/sydney-real-estate-agent-received-five-star-ratings-before-alleged-samurai-sword-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney real estate agent received ‘five-star’ ratings before alleged samurai sword attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Sydney real estate agent Karl Howard<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clients who dealt with Sydney real estate agent Karl Howard<\/a> had given him praise and thanks for his service before he was arrested and charged with violently attacking a woman with a samurai sword.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors have claimed Mr Howard, 44, sang \u201cI\u2019m going to kill you\u201d before he hit a woman with a samurai sword at his Annandale home, causing her significant injuries<\/p>\n

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Mr Howard, who has been stood down as the principal of Ray White in Balmain, was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, wounding with intent to murder and trespassing after two women were attacked in the early hours of February 8.<\/p>\n

A woman who sold a Balmain property through Mr Howard<\/a> said on Saturday she would never have expected him to be violent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\u201cNot at all,\u201d the woman, who did not want to be identified, said. \u201cI was very surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n

The woman said there was nothing irregular about her dealings with Mr Howard.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a regular transaction,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Mr Howard received a 4.9 out of a possible five-star rating on the\u00a0ratemyagent website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One vendor who gave him a five-star rating and described him as \u201can incredible sales agent\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cKarl did an amazing job in the sale of my property in East Balmain. His knowledge of the industry and market is exceptional, Karl cannot be any more highly recommended,\u201d the vendor said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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