HONOLULU — A physician accused of making an attempt to kill his spouse on a Hawaii mountain climbing path pleaded not responsible in court docket Monday on an tried homicide cost.
Gerhardt Konig’s spouse says they have been mountain climbing in Honolulu final month when he grabbed her, pushed her towards the sting of a cliff, tried to inject her with a syringe after which bashed her head with a rock, the lady wrote in a petition for a short lived restraining order towards him.
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Since his indictment March 28, Konig has been held with out bail.
Protection lawyer Thomas Otake informed the decide he plans to file a movement requesting bail. There needs to be some bail as a result of Konig has no prior felony document, Otake mentioned.
Konig appeared for the temporary listening to by way of video from the Oahu Group Correctional Heart.
“Dr. Konig’s not guilty plea this morning was not just a formality, but a substantive response to the allegation that he tried to kill his wife,” Otake mentioned in a ready assertion he distributed to reporters earlier than the listening to.
“There are two sides to every story, and thus far only one side has been shared,” Otake mentioned. “The other side to this story will be shared within the court process at the appropriate time.”
If convicted, Konig may face life in jail.
The couple have been visiting Oahu to rejoice her birthday whereas their two younger sons stayed dwelling on Maui with a nanny and household, in keeping with the spouse’s petition filed in household court docket. A decide signed an order saying Konig should steer clear of his spouse and their youngsters.
The petition for a restraining order mentioned that in December, Konig accused his spouse of getting an affair. They’ve since been in remedy and counseling, she mentioned.
Within the petition, she additionally mentioned her husband has sexually abused and assaulted her.
On March 24 throughout their current journey, Konig steered they go on a hike in Honolulu that she described within the petition as having “narrow ridge sections with steep drop-offs on both sides.”
What is called “Pali Puka” path is closed as a result of the route is unsafe, the state Division of Land and Pure Sources mentioned.
“During the hike, I became uneasy and informed Gerhardt that I did not want to continue,” the lady mentioned in her petition. “Gerhardt hiked a little further and then came back to get me.”
At one level, he grabbed the lady by her higher arms and began pushing her towards the cliff’s edge whereas yelling that he was sick of her, she mentioned.
They started wrestling and she or he screamed and pleaded for him to cease, fearing for her life, the petition mentioned.
Throughout the wrestle, she mentioned he took a syringe from his bag and tried to inject her.
“I do not know what was in the syringe, but Gerhardt is an anesthesiologist and has access to several potentially lethal medications as part of his employment,” she mentioned, including that she bit his arm in an try to defend herself.
He appeared to settle down, however then grabbed a close-by rock and “began bashing me repeatedly on the head with it,” she mentioned.
Two girls on the path noticed what was taking place and mentioned they have been calling 911.
The ladies helped her down the path whereas Konig went in one other path. An ambulance took her to a hospital and her husband was arrested that night.
Konig is an anesthesiologist at Maui Well being, which operates hospitals and clinics in Maui County and is an affiliate of Kaiser Permanente. Maui Well being mentioned in an announcement to media organizations that he was suspended pending investigation.
Kaiser Permanente mentioned in an announcement that Konig shouldn’t be an worker, however is employed by an unbiased entity contracted to supply medical providers. Kaiser mentioned it has suspended his credentials and skill to deal with sufferers pending investigation.
