Prosecutors said anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig tried to push his wife off a cliff and stab her with a syringe. He hit her with a rock when those tries failed.
Gerhardt Konig, 47, an anesthesiologist from Maui, attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, on a hiking trail near Honolulu, prosecutors said. He claimed it was self-defense.
Gerhardt Konig has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense.
Jury deliberations continued in Hawaii on Wednesday in the trial of Gerhardt Konig, a doctor accused of attempting to kill his wife, Arielle. Trial attorney Brian Claypool says because of the evidence presented in the case, it's simply not a "he said, she said" matter like the defense team is trying to paint it. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes." Weekdays starting at 9a/8C.#NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Arielle Konig testified against her husband, Gerhardt Konig, exactly one year after she says he shoved her toward a cliff and attempted to stab her with a syringe. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.