Woman knifed husband after suicide attempt

A court heard how a man continued to insult his wife even as she attempted to commit suicide.

The woman, Charmaine Ellul of Ghaxaq, is accused of causing slight injuries to her husband Jason Ellul after reacted by hitting him with a knife before collapsing and being taken to hospital.

The court heard Police Inspector Carlos Cordina saying Ellul's husband called her "ugly", a "whore" and that his only care was for the cost of the pills she took to end her life.

Distraught, the woman grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed her husband. Cordina said that he visited the woman in hospital who was in a clear state of shock and anxiety.

Ellul, who weeped as she followed proceedings before Magistrate Tonio Micallef Trigona, was said to have been kept at a psychiatric ward for some months. The case continues.