Tuesday 9 August 2022 12:22 AM Dover Heights stabbing: Moment hero builder tried to save mother Helen Coulston trends now
A Good Samaritan tradie has recalled his confrontation with a man who allegedly attacked a woman outside her own home in one of Sydney's most exclusive suburbs.
The mother-of-two was allegedly stabbed outside her Dover Heights home
Mother-of-two Helen Coulston, 46, remains in a critical but stable condition St Vincent's Hospital after she was allegedly stabbed when she answered the front door of her Dover Heights home in Sydney's east on Monday.
Builder Peter Haramis, 37, was on his lunch break nearby when he heard Ms Coulston screaming for help and rushed to her aid.
Her alleged attacker was standing over Ms Coulston by the time Mr Haramis reached them at the top of the stairs as he recalled the man's stone-cold emotionless stare.
'She was just screaming: 'Help me! Help! He's gonna kill me!' he told Newswire NCA.
'He sort of, he looked at me and he froze... so I thought to myself, this is it, I think I have to fight him here.
Pictured: Helen Coulston remains in a critical but stable condition
Despite her injuries, a brave Ms Coulston managed to grab the knife and threw it onto the footpath before rushing back inside and locked the door, Mr Haramis said.
'I picked up the knife ... he started walking towards me,' Mr Haramis recalled.
'He was just walking towards me saying: 'Give me the knife.'
'I said: 'No, you're not getting it.'
'Then the guy just calmly turns around and starts walking up the hill to his car.'
Peter Haramis (pictured right speaking to police) rushed to the aid of the mother-of-two
The tense standoff eventually ended when the alleged attacker jumped into a white Audi and sped off.
A quick-thinking Mr Haramis called the police and gave them the registration details.
The luxury car was then intercepted by heavily-armed police on Campbell Parade at Bondi Beach moments later and a man, 46, was arrested.
The man was charged with wounding with intent to murder and will appear in Waverley Local Court on Tuesday.
Police have confirmed Ms Coulston’s attacker wasn't her husband. He is believed to be a family friend.
Mr Haramis and his construction team stayed with the woman and rendered aid
