<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The estranged wife of a celebrity dentist who was shot dead by police after attacking two women in Sydney's inner city has penned an open letter to him on social media that reveals the "affairs", "secrets" and "abuse" she suffered in the pair's marriage.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cassandra Lin, who had separated from her husband Steven Lin more than a year before his death, wrote in the letter that she was carrying the "pain of betrayal", but vowed to raise the pair's children in his honour.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She revealed he had fathered a child without her knowledge, which had "shattered the trust" between the pair.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>LIVE UPDATES: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-march-26-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/b0bfd66d-90f4-4ec6-9124-cdab59a04c62"><strong><span>Trump's slapdown of Netanyahu hints at cracks appearing in alliance</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The truth is that my world came crashing down when I discovered the life you had been living behind my back," Cassandra wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The affairs. The secrets. The abuse. The child you fathered that I knew nothing about.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It shattered the trust I had placed in you and the future I thought we were building together. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/steven-lin-celebrity-dentist-estranged-wife-pens-open-letter-describing-complicated-relationship/8408f6f0-48fc-4ba3-a043-301708279250" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The pain of that betrayal is something I'm still learning how to carry."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Steven, aged 41, broke into a Potts Point apartment complex on March 3 while under the influence of drugs and attacked two women, Chloe Paul and Christine Campeau, as they were at home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/women-attacked-by-dentist-dr-steven-lin--share-photo-together/20658662-e0c8-4a95-8bdb-c0b6467ec19a" rel="" target="" title="Brave Sydney women united in recovery after horrifying attack by celebrity dentist"><strong><span>Brave Sydney women united in recovery after horrifying attack by celebrity dentist</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px auto;max-width:440px;padding:0;width:99.375%"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWSXFW0AXMv/?img_index=4"></a></blockquote></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police rushed to the building and shot Lin with a Taser, which was ruled "ineffective". He was then shot with one round and declared dead at the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The two injured women were rushed to hospital and underwent surgery for extensive facial injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In her letter, his estranged wife described him as "complicated" and "flawed".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Standing here today, I'm reminded that people are never just the worst thing they've done, nor only the best," she wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You were complicated. You were flawed. You made choices that hurt me deeply and changed our lives forever.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I know you've heard it all before, so I don't say it anymore, I had to stand back and let you fight your secret war. A war which you lost in the end."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/iran-preparing-for-ground-invasion-of-island-usa-middle-east-latest-updates/ecd1759a-4b09-4be6-a4d2-f1a23aca6275"><strong><span>'Iran's enemies' preparing ground invasion of island, says top politician</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cassandra ended her letter by pledging to care for the couple's children without him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They deserve to know that their father loved them. Your story doesn't end here, because it lives on in them," she wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"And while our path together didn't end the way either of us imagined, I will carry forward the responsibility we began together - raising the beautiful children we brought into this world."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tropical-cyclone-narelle-to-cross-western-australia-coast-massive-rain-dump-on-perth/42610621-ed26-47bb-a0d6-44c4c1e527e5"><strong><span>Cyclone expected to deliver massive 'rain dump', flash flooding to Perth</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Steven, author of </span><em><span>The Dental Diet,</span></em><span> had amassed a prominent social media presence with more than 250,000 Instagram followers.</span><em><span>The Dental Diet.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was a former principal of Helix Dentistry on the NSW Central Coast. He separated from his wife Cassandra in early 2024. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His involvement with Helix Dentistry ended around the same time.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It has been previously reported that the 41-year-old had faced court for a raft of offences in recent years, including stalking, assaults, choking and breaching apprehended violence orders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available from the</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>National Sexual Assault, Domestic and Family Violence Counselling Service</span></strong><span> </span><strong><span>at</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/" target="_blank" title="1800RESPECT"><strong><span>1800RESPECT</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>(1800 737 732)</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via </span></strong><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></a><strong><span> and </span></strong><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a></p></li><li><p><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by </span></strong><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w"><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></a></p></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><span>Sign up to </span></strong><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>