Husband attempts to slit wife's throat in Balik Pulau

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A 28-year-old woman narrowly escaped death when her husband tried to slit her throat with a kitchen knife at their home in Sungai Ara, Balik Pulau, early Wednesday (Aug 27).   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/37xhzave  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A 28-year-old woman narrowly escaped death after her husband tried to slit her throat

00:06with a kitchen knife in Sungai Ara, Balikpulau.

00:10Balikpulau OCPD Assistant Commissioner Sazali Adam said the incident occurred around 6 a.m.

00:16on Wednesday when the victim's mother heard her screams from upstairs.

00:21Rushing to her daughter's room, she found her son-in-law attacking her and attempting

00:25to slit her throat.

00:27She managed to pull her daughter away from the suspect, who then turned the knife on

00:31himself, slashing his left wrist and neck.

00:34Both were rushed to Penang Hospital.

00:36The victim sustained neck injuries but is stable, while the suspect remains conscious but in

00:41critical condition.

00:42ACP Sazali said the couple, aged 28 and 30, are both teachers, married for six years with

00:49one child.

00:51Both studied Mandarin as a second language at a university in Beijing, China, and were living

00:56with the victim's family.

00:58He added that the suspect has no history of mental illness or prior domestic disputes.

01:04The case is being investigated under Section 307 of the Penal Code for attempted murder.

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