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Emily Woods

State coroner investigates doctor over wife's death

A coroner has given Peter Spencer two weeks to respond to issues surrounding his wife's death. (Stefan Postles/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A doctor has been accused of slicing his wife's throat open with a kitchen knife and pen, believing she was choking, and then waiting more than three hours to call an ambulance.

Mayumi Spencer, 29, was found dead in a Melbourne apartment in January 2015, after a night out with her husband Peter, the Coroners Court was told on Tuesday.

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