Maui doctor charged with attempted murder of his wife

A doctor accused of trying to push his wife off a hiking trail and hitting her with a rock this week has been charged with second-degree attempted murder, Honolulu police said on Wednesday.

A doctor accused of trying to push his wife off a hiking trail and hitting her with a rock this week has been charged with second-degree attempted murder, Honolulu police said on Wednesday.

Dr. Gerhardt Konig, a 46-year-old anesthesiologist, is being held on a $5 million bond in connection with the Monday incident, the Honolulu Police Department said. It is not immediately clear if he had entered a plea for the attempted murder in the second-degree charge or if he has retained a lawyer.

In a Wednesday statement, police say Konig was hiking with his wife at the Pali Puka hiking trail in Honolulu when he "attempted to push her off the trail and then struck her multiple times to her head with a rock." Authorities responded to a report of a male beating a female on the trail and transported a 36-year-old woman in critical condition to a local hospital. Two witnesses also called 911 and assisted in this investigation, police added.

Police said that Konig, who was identified as the victim's husband, fled the scene prior to the police's arrival. About eight hours after the 911 call, and "after a brief foot pursuit," Konig was arrested.

Gerhardt Konig.Honolulu Police Dept.As of Thursday morning, Konig still had his license to practice medicine in Hawaii. His original license dates to Sept. 27, 2022.

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