Man detained for stabbing wife

Man detained for stabbing wife

DENPASAR, Bali: A 40-year-old Tabanan resident, I Nyoman
Suwetra, was arrested by police for stabbing his wife Ni Nyoman
Kartika, 38.

Suwetra was apprehended in the village of Karangan after the
event.

Bali Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Y. Suyatmo said here on
Friday that Kartika had to receive medical treatment for her
injuries.

Suyatmo said Suwetra stabbed his wife in the stomach with a
screwdriver. Kartika was also stabbed in the right arm, head and
back.

Suyatmo said the incident was sparked by an argument between
Suwetra and his daughter Ni Wayan Rusmini (17).

Antara reported that Kartika tried to calm down her husband
after he started kicking Rusmini.

Suwetra then attacked his wife with a screwdriver and fled
after his wife collapsed. (02)