{"id":34928,"date":"2021-10-03T14:06:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T01:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=34928"},"modified":"2021-10-03T14:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T01:06:20","slug":"real-estate-agent-charged-with-attempted-murder-awaiting-psychiatric-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/real-estate-agent-charged-with-attempted-murder-awaiting-psychiatric-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Real estate agent charged with attempted murder awaiting psychiatric report"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Real estate agent Karl Howard is facing an attempted murder charge over an alleged assault at his Annandale home. Picture: Supplied<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Sydney real estate agent accused of attempting to murder a woman with a samurai sword in Annandale has had his committal date delayed due to the Covid-19 outbreak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Karl Adon Howard<\/a>, 44, was due to enter a plea over allegations he assaulted two young women, striking one with a samurai sword, after a night out drinking and taking drugs in February.<\/p>\n

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Real estate agent sung \u2018I\u2019m going to kill her\u2019 before \u2018punching his dating app lover and slashing her friend with a samurai sword<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n

The former principal at Ray White Balmain has been in custody since his arrest and did not appear via video link on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

His lawyer Jonathan Nigro told the court Mr Howard had been assessed by forensic psychiatrist Olav Nielsen for the defence.<\/p>\n

The crown has also put forward an expert psychiatrist, but due to the Covid-19 outbreak, the initial appointment was cancelled, the court heard.<\/p>\n

Mr Howard has now been assessed with the crown\u2019s expert report \u201cnearly finalised\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Nigro told the court if the doctors agree, a Local Court plea was likely. The conclusions drawn by Dr Nielsen were not made clear.<\/p>\n

Police will allege Mr Howard punched a 27-year-old woman in the head before hitting her friend, 29, with a samurai sword as she attempted to intervene between the hours of 4.40am and 5.20am on February 8.<\/p>\n

The court has previously been told that Mr Howard had allegedly taken Viagra, valium and cocaine and spent the night drinking before the incident at his Ferris Street house<\/p>\n

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