{"id":35060,"date":"2021-10-13T09:51:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=35060"},"modified":"2021-10-13T09:51:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:51:13","slug":"real-estate-agent-charged-with-attempted-murder-negotiating-with-prosecutors-court-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/real-estate-agent-charged-with-attempted-murder-negotiating-with-prosecutors-court-told\/","title":{"rendered":"Real estate agent charged with attempted murder negotiating with prosecutors, court told"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: The former principal of Ray White Balmain has been in custody on remand since his arrest. 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 is negotiating a potential plea with prosecutors, a court has been told.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Karl Adon Howard<\/a>, 44, was due to enter a plea this week 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

But the former principal of Ray White Balmain has sought yet another adjournment as he and his lawyers negotiate with the Department of Public Prosecutions.<\/p>\n

His solicitor John Sutton told Central Local Court on Tuesday morning that he was \u201cnot in a position to betray the negotiations\u201d but \u201cthere is significant expectation of progress\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s an offer been made, there\u2019s alternative facts been provided,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Sutton said the DPP had to take \u201canother step because another government agency has a view on the matter\u201d.<\/p>\n

He asked magistrate Robert Williams for a one-month adjournment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithin that time it\u2019s expected the internal DPP process will have been adhered to, negotiation on the facts occurred and settled, and (Howard) in a position to enter a plea in respect of a particular charge,\u201d Mr Sutton said.<\/p>\n

The solicitor added that psychiatric experts for both the crown and defence had reached similar medical conclusions about Mr Howard.<\/p>\n

The DPP joined Mr Sutton in seeking the adjournment, which was granted by Mr Williams.<\/p>\n

Mr Howard, who has been in custody on remand since his arrest, did not appear in court via video link.<\/p>\n

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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 St home.<\/p>\n

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