A judge is scheduled at a hearing on Tuesday considers the request of a Maui doctor to be released on bail while fighting a Murder attempt About accusations that he tried to kill his wife on a Honolulu hiking route.
Gerhardt Konig previously declared himself innocent. His wife wrote in a Petition for a temporary restriction order Against him who were walking in Honolulu in March when he grabbed her, pushed her towards the edge of a cliff, tried to inject a syringe And then he hit his head with a rock. Since then he has requested divorce.
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Konig, an anesthesiologist, has been arrested without bail since his accusation on March 28. In a motion that seeks “bond in a reasonable amount”, its defense lawyers said that Konig, 46, has no previous criminal convictions. His home, his work and two young children are in Hawaii, where he will remain while defending the positions, according to the motion.
The prosecutors, by opposing the bail application, said that Konig “faces a realistic perpetual chain perspective” and tried to flee after the attack. He called his adult son, told him that “he tried to kill his stepmother” and told him that he would turn off his phone so that the police could not locate him, prosecutors said in a presentation of the court. He also hid in the bushes until dusk, although the attack occurred before lunch, and directed the police in a search, prosecutors said.
When he was arrested, he said: “Wait, isn’t he dead?” According to prosecutors.
Konig’s wife suffered great head cuts that required surgery, prosecutors said.
The couple was visiting Oahu to celebrate their birthday while their two young children stayed at home in Maui with a babysitter and a family, according to the request of the wife presented in the Family Court. A judge signed an order saying that Konig must stay away from her and her children.
The request of a restriction order said that in December, Konig accused his wife of having an adventure.
On March 24 during his recent trip, Konig suggested that they make a walk, said the petition.
What is known as “Pali Puka” path is closed because the route is insecure, said the State’s Department of Land and Natural Resources. Hikers often enter through a small clear near a popular surveillance point that offers impressive views despite a warning: “Closed area! Do not go beyond this signal.”
“During the walk, I felt restless and informed Gerhardt that he didn’t want to continue,” said the woman in her request. “Gerhardt walked a little more and then returned to catch me.”
In a moment, he grabbed her by her arms and began to push her towards the edge of the cliff as she shouted that he was tired of her, he said.
They began to fight and she shouted and begged her to stop, fearing for her life, said the request.
During the fight, she said that he took a syringe from her bag and tried to inject something.
She said she bit her arm in an attempt to defend himself.
He seemed to calm down, but then he grabbed a nearby rock and “he started hitting me repeatedly in his head,” he said.
Two women on the road saw what was happening and said they called 911.
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Editor’s note: This story includes the discussion of domestic violence. If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Direct Line of Domestic Violence: 1-800-799-7233 in the United States
