Helen Coulston allegedly paid Matthew Ramsay’s $10,000 rehab bill before he allegedly stabbed her
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Twist in millionaire’s row alleged stabbing as it’s alleged his best mate’s wife ‘paid his rehab bill’ – before he allegedly plunged a knife into her chest
- Matthew Brian Ramsay, 46, allegedly stabbed his friend outside her home
- Helen Coulston was allegedly stabbed in the chest with a 10-inch (25cm) knife
- Friends allege Ms Coulston and her husband paid Ramsay’s $10,000 rehab bill
- Ramsay was long-time friends with the Coulston’s and is godparent to their kids
- He was dramatically arrested at a set of traffic lights at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
- Ramsay was charged with attempted murder and will return to court October 19
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Matthew Brian Ramsay,46, (pictured) allegedly stabbed Ms Coulston with a 10-inch (25cm) kitchen knife when she answered the door at her home in Sydney
The mother-of-two who was stabbed in the chest at her home allegedly paid a $10,000 rehabilitation bill for the high-flying real estate agent and close family friend accused of trying to kill her.
Police allege Helen Coulston was stabbed when she answered the door of her $4.5 million Sydney home to long-time family friend Matthew Brian Ramsay at about 12.15pm on August 8.
Dover Heights couple Ms Coulston and her husband Walt allegedly helped Ramsay, 46, get treatment for alcohol issues, a friend of the accused claimed.
‘Matt and Walt have been best friends for years, through the property world … Walt and Helen (allegedly) paid for his rehab,’ the friend told The Daily Telegraph.
The friend described Ramsay as a ‘very gentle person’ who was an ‘excellent worker’ and ‘dedicated to his career’ but noted the 46-year-old’s life changed when he and his wife Clair divorced him and she moved to New York with their young daughter.
Helen Coulston and her husband Walt (pictured, on their wedding day) allegedly paid $10,000 in rehabilitation costs for the man who tried to kill Ms Coulston. Ramsay was the couple’s long-time friend, best man at their wedding and is the godparent to their two children
Friends of the Coulston’s said Ramsay had not been seen for months before he allegedly showed up unannounced at the family’s $4.5million Weonga Road home in Dover Heights, Sydney (pictured)
Ms Coulston was rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital in a critical but stable condition (pictured) and has since returned home where she is recovering from her injuries
The former real estate agent allegedly accepted the Coulstons’ offer to get intensive help, the Telegraph reported.
Ramsay allegedly turned up unannounced at couple’s Weonga Road home and plunged a 10-inch (25cm) kitchen knife in Ms Coulston’s chest on Monday.
A builder across the road intervened in the alleged dispute.
Ramsay allegedly fled the scene in a white Audi A5, but police tracked his vehicle to Campbell Parade in Bondi, where they arrested him at gunpoint.
Ms Coulston is expected to make a full recovery.
Ramsay was denied bail in Waverley Local Court on Tuesday where he did not appear, remaining in the cells during the brief hearing.
He has also been charged with shoplifting $31 worth of snacks and flavoured milk from a petrol station.
His defence lawyer Andrew O’Brien did not apply for bail and sought an adjournment for both matters.
Mr O’Brien indicated he would look to have his shoplifting charge dealt with under the mental health act when the case returns to court on September 5.
The charge will next return to court on October 19, with an interim apprehended violence order put in place with NSW Police naming Ms Coulston as a person in need of protection.
Builder (on right) intervened in the alleged dispute