He was described as “sloppy” by the builder who rushed to the aid of his alleged victim, but the man accused of stabbing Dover Heights mother Helen Coulston is a close friend of her property developer husband, and has himself been a high-flying real estate executive.
What led to the violent incident on the doorstep of Helen and Walt Coulston’s Weonga Road mansion on Monday remains unclear, after the alleged perpetrator was on Tuesday revealed to be Bellevue Hill man Matthew Brian Ramsay – a one-time corporate real estate star who is now facing a charge of petty shoplifting along with attempted murder.
Matthew Brian Ramsay has been charged with wounding with intent to murder.
Walt Coulston, the managing director of real estate management and investment firm CK Property Group, told reporters outside the home on Tuesday that Ramsay was the best man at his wedding and godfather to his daughter.
Ramsay’s LinkedIn profile lists him as a developments partner at property services firm Stanton Hillier Parker, and he formerly held executive roles at Ray White Commercial and CBRE Asia Pacific. However, a spokesman for Stanton Hillier Parker confirmed Ramsay no longer works for the business.
Coulston, returning to the family home with takeout on Tuesday, said “we’ve done our best” to explain to his children what had happened to their mother, who spent a night in hospital and is now recovering after her ordeal at home.
Helen Coulston.Credit:Facebook
Builder Peter Haramis, who rushed to the home from a nearby construction site after hearing Helen Coulston’s screams just after midday on Monday, said he found her on all fours with a man standing over her.
He said the man froze, giving Coulston – who was bleeding from a stab wound to her chest – time to grab the knife and fling it to the footpath before fleeing inside. Haramis grabbed the large kitchen knife and called an ambulance as he watched the alleged attacker, dressed in a grey tracksuit and looking “a bit sloppy”, calmly leave the scene in a white Audi.
Police tracked the vehicle to Campbell Parade in Bondi, where they arrested Ramsay at gunpoint. He was taken to Waverley police station and charged with wounding a person with intent to murder.
Ramsay made no application for bail when his case came before Waverley Local Court on Tuesday.
Walt Coulston said the family was doing as well as could be expected under the circumstances. Credit:Louise Kennerley
His lawyer, Andrew O’Brien, told the court his client would apply to have a shoplifting charge from July dealt with under mental health legislation, and he would plead guilty to it if unsuccessful.
Court documents allege Ramsay stole $31 worth of chocolates and flavoured milk from an Ampol service station last month.
Prosecutors have been given eight weeks to serve the brief of evidence for the attempted murder charge. Ramsay is due to appear before the court again on October 19.
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