BESUT: A man stabbed his ex-wife with a screwdriver this evening after she refused to reconcile their marriage.
Besut police chief Supt Mohd Zamri Mohd Rowi said following the 4.35pm incident, the 28-year-old victim sought treatment at Besut Hospital.
He said the victim, who works as a maid, was approached by the 31-year-old suspect while working at Pantai Air Tawar, here.
“Angry when the victim refused to consider reconciliation, the suspect stabbed her with a screwdriver in her face and hand.
“The victim suffered injuries below the right eye, on the right and left hand as well as the left side of her forehead,” he said when contacted by Bernama here today.
Mohd Zamri said the victim was married to the suspect, a fisherman, in 2014 and had a four-year-old daughter, before divorcing on July 15, 2017.
Police managed to arrest the suspect on the roadside at Kampung Cawat here, and he will be remanded for further investigation, he said. – Bernama