Friends are rallying around the family of Plympton stabbing victim Julie Seed after she was killed in an alleged random attack

A friend of slain property manager Julie Seed is raising funds for her UK family in a rush for them to be by her fiance and children’s side.

A friend of Julie Seed is raising funds for her family after the “beautiful soul” was killed in a random stabbing attack in Adelaide’s inner-western suburbs on Wednesday afternoon.

A friend of Julie’s fiance Chris set up a GoFundMe on Thursday asking for donations to help the family during the difficult time.

Ms Seed, a 38-year-old mother of two from Morphett Vale was allegedly murdered in a random attack at the REAL Estate Group office about 3.40pm Wednesday.

Her colleague was critically injured in the incident and remains in the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

A 30-year-old man was arrested at the scene has been charged with murder.

He had two days earlier been released from an inpatient treatment order. Police believe the attack was random.

Julie 'Julez' Seed, 38, is pictured with her fiance Chris Smith Picture: Supplied

Friend Matthew Carr wrote he was raising donations to help the family with their flights and the “difficult period they are facing in the coming weeks.”

“I am helping raise much needed funds to support my friend who tragically lost his fiance on the 20th of December to a senseless, violent and random attack in Adelaide’s suburbs,” Mr Carr said.

“Julez was taken away too soon from those who love her, especially her two beautiful girls and adoring fiance Chris.

“Julez’s mother, her two sisters and brother are based in the UK and are in need of some financial support to get to Adelaide as soon as possible to be with Chris and the girls at this incredibly difficult time.”

Friends of Julie Seed have also paid emotional tributes at the scene where she died describing her as a “beautiful soul with a heart of gold.”

A childhood friend of Ms Seed – Daniel Methofer – struggled through tears in an emotional tribute to the woman he’d known since school.

Describing Ms Seed as a wonderful mother and a “beautiful kind-hearted person”, Mr Methofer said he got a call from a friend late last night, breaking the news.

Daniel Methofer, a childhood friend of Julie Seed.

Cathy Black, a close friend of Julie Seed. Picture: Dean Martin

“She had such a heart of gold,” he said.

“She was a brilliant mother and did not deserve this.”

Mr Methofer said he wanted people to remember Ms Seed’s heart and her values.

“She just never deserved anything like this,” he said.

“The last text message I sent to Julie was that the world is a nasty place and watch your back.

“Because you’ve got to be there for your girls.

“She’ll be missed and she’ll always be in my heart.”

Another grieving friend also remembered the young mother as she laid flowers outside Ms Seed’s Plympton workplace.

Cathy Black arrived early Thursday morning at the Lydia Street real estate office and through tears, recalled her friend’s beautiful smile and soul.

“She was a beautiful mother who had just found everything that she always wanted,” Ms Black said.

“She was a beautiful, beautiful soul and a beautiful mum to beautiful girls.

“She’s got a beautiful family, fiance, beautiful home – just got her dream job, then this happens.”

Stabbing victim Julie "Julez" Seed. Picture: Supplied by family via SAPOL

Flowers left at the scene on Thursday. Picture: Dean Martin

Ms Black said Ms Seed’s eldest daughter had recently turned 18, describing her as a beautiful mother and had a love of cows.

“She will be very sadly missed, she touched many people’s hearts,” she said.

“That smile, that soul. Her love of cows, we will always remember that.

“Beautiful girl, Julez. Rest in peace.”

Ms Black said “something needs to be done” about the mental health care system in South Australia because “innocent people are losing their lives”.

“And it’s not fair,” she said.

“It doesn’t seem real at the moment.”

This sentiment was shared by early morning shoppers at the neighbouring Coles complex in Plympton.

One woman who spoke to The Advertiser said they were shocked at what had happened, and they did not feel safe.

She said it was the randomness of the incident that had shaken her.

Her daughter attends a daycare centre “just down the road”.

“Why was he let out?” the woman, who did not want to be named, said.

Tributes continue to flow

Sarah Wilkes, who works in the real estate industry, delivered flowers to the Lydia St office.

“We just wish our condolences to the real estate company on behalf of us at Rental Property Network and to her family also,” Ms Wilkes said.

“My workplace is pretty safe and what not but it just makes you open your eyes to what’s around.

“You can’t always trust your surroundings, can you?”

Badcoe MP Jayne Stinson, whose electorate office is nearby on Anzac Highway, also laid flowers at the estate agent office on Thursday.

“This is a really horrible and shocking thing that has happened and I think everyone in our area is still processing that this has happened in our community,” she said.

“It’s usually a really safe place.

“When I heard about it, obviously my first thoughts went to my staff because my office is only metres away.”

Ms Stinson said the real estate was a “great local business” and her thoughts were with Ms Seed’s families, friends and co-workers, and the alleged murderer’s family.

“I’m still digesting it and I think a lot of people will be waking up in our area this morning and would have seen The Advertiser’s reports overnight and will be having a hard time coming to terms with the fact this has happened,” she said.

“All our hearts are really heavy.”