A 33-year-old man of Kāmeli, Vavaʻu was charged after his 29-year-old wife was reported to Police with multiple stab wounds at family home in Talau.
The incident happened last Friday 15.
The accused is due to appear in court today for one charge of assault causing bodily injury while his wife is still in hospital in a critical but stable condition, Vavaʻu Police Superintendent Netane Falakiseni said.
Falakiseni said the accused was drunk while he allegedly stabbed his wife with a kitchen knife.
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