Glamorous girlfriend of Irish man charged over a horror stabbing in Sydney's eastern suburbs allegedly messaged his mates for backup moments before his victim had his ear cut off - as cops release pictures of the gang
- Irish couple Patrick Earle and Katie Murtagh were charged over horror stabbing
- Earle, 23, and Murtagh, 26, did not apply for bail in Waverley Court on Monday
- Oliver Solan, 30, was found by neighbours at a Randwick unit block with injuries
- Mr Solan was allegedly stabbed multiple times in the head and lost part of an ear
- Earle and four mates allegedly attacked inside the unit about 8.30pm Saturday
- Police allege Murtagh used Facebook messenger to tell Earle's mates to attend
The glamorous young girlfriend of an Irish backpacker allegedly messaged his mates for backup just before the victim's ear was viciously severed in a horror stabbing.
Katie Aileen Murtagh, 26, and her boyfriend Patrick Earle, 23, are both charged over the allegedly brutal attack on Oliver Solan, 30, in a unit on Young Street at Randwick, in Sydney's east on Saturday night.
Police allege Earle and four other men - who remain on the run - set upon Solan as he lay motionless on the floor of the apartment, using a knife to sever part of his ear and leaving him with a ruptured spleen.
NSW Police have since released pictures of the four men in the hopes they could assist with the investigation.
Daily Mail Australia can reveal Earle, Murtagh and Solan had been drinking together at an eastern suburbs pub earlier that night venue before returning to the couple's apartment.
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Young Irish couple Katie Murtagh and Patrick Earle (pictured together) have been charged over the alleged stabbing of a man that left him stranded in a unit block hallway with a partially severed ear
Neighbours found victim Oliver Solan, 30, barely conscious in a hallway at a Young Street apartment block in Randwick, in Sydney's east, about 8.40pm on Sunday
The unit block was splattered with blood after Oliver Solan was in the hallway after the alleged attack
NSW Police have since released pictures of the four men in the hopes they could assist with the investigation
While there an argument between the two men ensued, with Solan allegedly the first to attack his friend causing injuries to Earle's arm.
It was then that Murtagh allegedly sent a Facebook message to Earle's friends asking them to come over, at which point she let them in to the unit and hid in her room as they attacked Earle with a knife, severing part of an ear.
The glamorous Irish couple were arrested shortly after but the four other men remain on the run with NSW Police now appealing for public assistance to track them down.
NSW Police said the four men they wish to speak to are all originally from Ireland.
Earle, from Kilkenny, and Murtagh, from Dublin, both faced Waverley Local Court on Monday where they were refused bail.
Appearing in court via video link, Earle sat quietly wearing a hospital gown and with a bandage over his left ear.
He was taken into custody from Prince of Wales Hospital where he was treated for an injury to his arm on Saturday night.
The court was told he is facing a maximum of 25 years in prison if convicted, with a standard non-parole period of seven years.
The third male is described as white and about 170cm tall but clean shaven and had black stud earrings, while the last man is also white in appearance but with a short and medium build
Murtagh and Earle are seen lounging at waterfalls and going on hikes exploring nature surrounding the harbour city together
Murtagh chose not to appear on screen in court and along with her boyfriend will be held in custody until October 27.
During that time the lovers turned co-accused will not be able to talk.
Police allege that Murtagh was aware of what would happen when she invited and let her boyfriend's backup inside their apartment.
When her boyfriend and the four men fled, CCTV footage allegedly shows her using her strength to drag Solan's bloodied body into the hall.
Distressed neighbours called police, who found Mr Solan with multiple stab wounds to his head and body and a chunk of his ear missing.
Paramedics rushed the 30-year-old to St Vincent's Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and remains in a serious but stable condition.
As Mr Solan was being attended to by paramedics, police scoured the area hunting for Earle, Murtagh and the other alleged assailants.
Video shows police running through nearby streets and jumping fences in the desperate search for the people involved.
Police were called to the unit on Young St in Randwick on Sunday night after reports of a stabbing
Footage shows Earle being handcuffed and put into the back of an ambulance
Other images show the couple dressed up with friends and going to festivals while living in Sydney
Witness Ben Cary told 7News police had chased Earle down the street.
'I think he was jus trying to get into upstairs, all these cops were chasing him down the street,' Mr Cary said.
Photos on social media photos show the loved-up Irish couple living it up while in Sydney.
Murtagh and Earle are seen lounging at waterfalls and going on hikes exploring nature surrounding the harbour city together.
Other images show the couple dressed up with friends and going to festivals.
NSW Police are still looking for at least four other men involved in the alleged attack but are believed to know who they are thanks to social media messages and CCTV.
The first male is described as being white in appearance, 175cm tall and a slim build with tattoos on his left hard, with dark hair and a beard.
The second man is also white in appearance and 175cm tamm but with a medium build and dark hair with a beard.
The third male is described as white and about 170cm tall but clean shaven and had black stud earrings.
Meanwhile the last man is also white in appearance but with a short and medium build.
Photos on social media photos show the loved-up Irish couple living it up while in Sydney
Paramedics rushed the 30-year-old to St Vincent's Hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and remains in a serious but stable condition
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