Stabbing case: wife claims husband made fun of her during suicide attempt
A woman who stands accused of the attempted murder of her husband told the police that she stabbed her husband during a raging argument after he made fun of her as she tried to commit suicide, a court was told this morning.
Charmaine Ellul stands accused of the attempted murder of her husband after an argument at their house last November.
Police Inspector Carlos Cordina said he had gone to hospital to interview the accused, but she was initially agitated and refused to speak to him.
Later she asked to speak to him and recounted what had taken place.
The inspector said the woman had admitted to stabbing her husband Jason after an argument during which she said, he had called her an ugly whore.
She claimed that she grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed him when he tried to assault her.
The inspector said that Mrs Ellul had told the police that during the argument, she tried to commit suicide by taking an overdose of pills. Her husband made fun of her. Instead of trying to stop her because she was putting her life in danger, he told her to stop because the pills were expensive.
The case continues.
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Ms.D. Galea
Feb 16th 2012, 14:25
Whatever her husband is alledged to have said ,worked. She did not commit suicide and in fact , felt perky enough to take him to court and accuse him of making fun of her.
He should be rewarded for saving her life and employed in some agency that gives 24/7 advice on the phone for people with a "siegha hazina''.
B Attard
Feb 15th 2012, 16:55
Ghax kif jghidu l-ilsien ixoqq aktar min sikkina.
Mario Busuttil
Feb 15th 2012, 15:57
From attempting Suicide to attempted Homocide......il hsieb tal mohh jinqaleb malajr ,kos hu.......
Michael Grech
Feb 15th 2012, 14:51
So in your opinion its ok to stab someone if they make fun of you. Yes I agree he was in the wrong for not stopping the suicide attempt but you do not know the full picture. I am pretty sure he saw the attempt as a bluff. The only thing we are certain for from this article is that a man was stabbed by his wife. How you could come to the conclusion the he asked for it baffles me.
Probably because the victim is a man so stop being sexist and stupid Ms/Mrs Soler
Deo Catania
Feb 15th 2012, 15:25
Your stupidity is disgusting Michael. Yes there are people who ask for it, if you don't know what is going on out there in our so called families just shut up.
Michael Grech
Feb 15th 2012, 17:01
Your stupidity knows no limits ahh. Your argument is there are people who ask for it, could you stab me Deo. Guess you are in the clear now
William Calleja
Feb 15th 2012, 17:52
Mr.Catania, I'm afraid that you have just 'Asked for it'
John Borg (mlh)
Feb 15th 2012, 18:12
Mr Grech, it's sickening to read comments such as yours! How can anyone judge a person who was suffering from moral abuse in it's worse form? A person is mocked when trying to take one's own life... How much lower can a human become? The husband could have been armed with whatever weapon he wanted, but rest assured that the weapon he chose, moral abuse at a time when a person as at his or her lowest causes as much harm, if not more.
Carmel Garcia
Feb 15th 2012, 13:21
He should be the accused.
William Calleja
Feb 15th 2012, 15:56
Based on which law? if he had to become the accused it would make for a very dangerous precedent where violent criminals could get away with attempted murder (or worse) on the clause of provocation.
Dorielle Soler
Feb 15th 2012, 13:03
A case of he asked for it, I'd say. Some just DO.
Richard Galea
Feb 15th 2012, 13:46
Not really Dorielle....He was shrewed enough to use moral violence instead of a physical one!!!!......And she got the brunt of the law against her.
Moral violence is usually the par-exellance weapon of choice used by females to subdue the physically stronger males........There is no law against such torment........This could bring despair on the victims of this moral violence which leave them no choice but to pick the other weapon.....The physical one!!!
Even our two main political parties have their choice of weapons against society.......The Socialist use the physical and the Nationalist party use the moral............
A D'Ascola
Feb 15th 2012, 14:21
I tend to agree. Heartless man!
A Camilleri
Feb 15th 2012, 14:54
@Richard Galea
Someone just HAD to bring politics into this. They just had to....
Andrej Psaila
Feb 15th 2012, 14:56
@ richard galea
jeez such a lame closing sentence to what otherwise was a very good statement
Frans Aguis
Feb 15th 2012, 15:24
@Richard
"The Socialist use the physical" really?Give examples after Alfred Sant's reign and you have an argument.I can give example of Nationalists using physical during the last general election but I do not generalize and say all right wingers are violent people.
William Calleja
Feb 15th 2012, 15:54
"A case of he asked for it, I'd say. Some just DO."
This argument is incorrect but often raised, usually by rapists and domestic abusers. Would you stand by your comment if it was a man making this argument and not a woman?
r buttigieg
Feb 16th 2012, 20:28
i guess you'll agree then if a husband stabs his wife if she provokes him right?
Joseph Sammut
Feb 15th 2012, 12:42
How tragic: love lost. But such cicumstances go beyond love; could it be that certain people do not know or have not experienced respect and ethical behaviour? This is the real tragedy in life.
S.M. Cuschieri
Feb 15th 2012, 12:09
The poor woman. My heart goes out to her. Only God knows what she went through. I just hope the court sees through this and sees it as self defence. there is so much domestic violence out there, both physical and emotional on both sexes.
William Calleja
Feb 15th 2012, 15:53
Poor woman? She allegedly took a knife to someone. Physical violence is very illegal, moral violence isn't. If anything you should quesiton the law, both individuals seem to have done reprehensible things, but apparently only the wife committed a crime.
Mr mark gatt
Feb 16th 2012, 05:48
Actually moral or psychological violance is illegal and what the defence are pushing at is that due to said violanxe she was not in the right frame of mind and thus cannot be held liable. if this is proven and i guess they already are getting seperated she can take him for everything he s got
Ian Mamo
Feb 15th 2012, 12:06
The pills are expensive..... Love.
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