Hawaii Doctor's Hike Turns to Attempted Murder

0:00On March 25th, a Hawaii anesthesiologist faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly trying to push his wife off a cliff during a hike on Oahu's. Nuwanu Trail Last March 24th 47-year-old Gerhard Konig is accused of grabbing 37-year-old Ariel Konig, shoving her toward the edge, attempting to inject her. With a syringe and then striking her head with a rock, Ariel survived after fighting him off and getting help from nearby hikers. The couple had been on vacation when tensions boiled over from Gerhard, discovering flirty messages between Ariel and a coworker. He admits hitting her with the rock, but claims she attacked him first and a heated reaction to her emotional affair. Ariel described daily phone checks and controlling behavior from her husband, leading up to the confrontation. Ariel took to stand on her birthday this week, marking the one-year anniversary of the incident and show jurors a lasting scar on her forehead. While fighting back tears. The defense had a red, a loving birthday card he'd given her that day, calling her the

1:02heart of their family. Gerhard sat stone-faced through it all. Prosecutors share photos of Ariel bloody from the attack and audio of Gerhard, calling his son afterward, confessing and threatening suicide. He fled into the woods, sparking an eight-hour manhunt before police caught him. His team argues her injuries were minor, with no syringe ever found, pushing for an assault charge instead. The trial resumes Thursday and she wrap up by mid-April, with coenig pleading not guilty as both sides present their cases on what turned a family. Hike into a nightmare.