Nurse downs four VBs before trying to stab an Uber driver to death because she thought he raped her teenage friend, police allege, but 'victim' says he paid the girl $15k for consensual sex
A nurse accused of trying to kill an Uber driver who she believed raped her teenage friend downed four VBs and 'triple checked' she had the right address before turning up on his doorstep and stabbing him, court documents allege.
Kristy Lee Edwards, 41, drove to the man's Gold Coast home at 11pm on March 7, before knifing him about five times through his security door, police allege.
'You raped (someone I know). I am going to kill you, I want you dead,' police allege Edwards shouted as she broke glass at the front of the home in Varsity Lakes in the city's south.
In documents filed in the Supreme Court, the Uber driver, 29, claimed he was having repeated consensual sex with the teenage girl in return for about $15,000, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
Nurse Kristy Lee Edwards, 41, drove to the man's Gold Coast home at 11pm on March 7, before knifing him about five times through his security door, police allege
Edwards is accused of telling the man, whom she believed had raped a teenage girl known to her, 'I am going to kill you, I want you dead', according to court documents
'I think in total I gave her around $12,000 to $15,000 for sex,' the man said.
The statement also said he had made money on the stock market during the Covid-19 pandemic and had cash to splurge.
He told police the teenager reached out to him over social media offering to have sex with him for $500 as she was struggling financially, according to the court documents.
CCTV footage captured a woman outside the Varsity Lakes home, allegedly Kristy Lee Edwards, before a man was allegedly attacked through a door with a knife
Edwards had four beers, hugged her daughter and told her she was going out to buy cigarettes before allegedly arming herself with two kitchen knives, court documents alleged
The court was also told the man had sex with the teenager three hours before Edwards allegedly attacked him.
Edwards had four beers, hugged her daughter and told her she was going out to buy cigarettes before allegedly arming herself with two kitchen knives, the documents said.
She 'triple checked' the Uber driver's address to make sure she did not to 'kill the wrong person', the documents state.
The 41-year-old had learned of the man's supposed rape in the days before the alleged attack.
Court documents alleged Edwards had drunk four VBs and repeatedly checked the man's adress to be sure she did not 'kill the wrong person'
She found his address from a parcel sent to the teenager, the documents stated.
It is alleged the Uber driver's father armed himself with a shovel as Edwards allegedly attempted to stab his son, before an officer arrested her on the charge of wilful damage.
The court heard when the officer arrived she said 'you're lucky it's not murder,' the court documents stated.
'I had believed she was trying to kill me and if the security screen wasn’t locked she would have stabbed me and killed me,' the man said in a statement to the court.
The court was told police were still investigating the alleged rape.
Edwards - who has no criminal history - faces charges of attempted murder and attempted burglary
'As a consequence of the strength of the security door the knives penetrated aspects of the door, but did not penetrate any aspect of the complainant,' Brisbane Supreme Court Justice David Boddice said.
Edwards - who has no criminal history - allegedly told officers at the scene she would kill the man 'if police did not do something'.
Justice Boddice granted bail, subject to the surety, her residing with family in New South Wales, adhering to a curfew and reporting to police three times a week.
She is charged with attempted murder, attempted burglary and committing an indictable offence.
She had been behind bars for more than 100 days since the alleged attack in March.