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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jennifer Sinco Kelleher

Jury deliberating whether doctor tried to kill his wife on scenic hike in Hawaii

Gerhardt Konig testified that his wife was having an affair, which he confirmed by unlocking her phone while she slept - (AP)

An anesthesiologist accused of trying to kill his wife on a cliffside hike struck her so hard with a rock that pieces of it broke off in her scalp, a prosecutor told jurors before they began deliberating Tuesday.

Gerhardt Konig, 47, had a plan and backup plans for murdering his wife, Arielle Konig, during a weekend trip to Honolulu for her birthday in March 2025, deputy prosecutor Joel Garner said. He tried to push her off a cliff, and when that didn't work he tried to stab her with a syringe filled with an unknown substance.

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