Maui doctor claims self-defense in trial over wife’s cliffside attack

HONOLULU (CN) — When Gerhardt Konig stepped off an Oahu cliffside trail on March 24, 2025, he left his wife Arielle Konig bloodied on the ground behind him, her face covered in lacerations, her screams drawing two hikers who would later say they witnessed a man attacking her.

But Gerhardt Konig says what happened before that moment proves his innocence.

The 47-year-old anesthesiologist, who faces charges of second-degree attempted murder, took the stand Wednesday and Thursday in Oahu First Circuit Court…

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