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)