Unpacking the Case Against Doctor Accused of Cliffside Attack on Wife

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Hawaii Doctor Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Push Wife Off Cliff

Arielle Konig acceptable disconnected for a hike connected Oahu with her anesthesiologist hubby connected March 24.

And aft they had posed for a photograph astatine the borderline of the 1,000-foot Nu'anu Pali Lookout, which offers sweeping views of the windward broadside of the island, Dr. Gerhardt Konig tried to termination his wife, according to Honolulu prosecutors.

The 36-year-old parent of 2 was recovered on the Pali Puka way adjacent the lookout spot with aggregate caput and facial injuries, according to a March 28 quality merchandise announcing that a expansive assemblage had indicted Gerhardt, 46, connected a complaint of attempted murder.

He is accused of hitting Arielle successful the caput with a stone aggregate times aft archetypal trying to propulsion her disconnected a cliff, per the release. Gerhardt fled the country but was arrested aboriginal that aforesaid nighttime pursuing a ft pursuit adjacent Nuuanu Pali Drive, prosecutors said.

Defense lawyer Thomas Otake told E! News that Gerhardt plans to plead not blameworthy to attempted execution astatine his arraignment scheduled for April 7 and had nary further remark astatine this time.

Bail was initially acceptable astatine $5 cardinal but, successful the aftermath of the indictment, Gerhardt was remanded and remains successful custody astatine O'ahu Community Correctional Center, according to prosecutors.

In the meantime, Arielle has secured a impermanent restraining bid against her spouse of six years, with whom she shares 2 sons, ages 2 and 4.

In her March 27 TRO petition, obtained by E! News, Arielle accused Gerhardt of caller abusive behaviour earlier the alleged attack:

Here is what to cognize astir however this lawsuit has unfolded truthful far:

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What Was Going On successful Gerhardt Konig and Arielle Konig's Marriage Before His Arrest?

"The responsive has sexually abused and assaulted maine implicit the past fewer months," Arielle Konig alleged successful her TRO petition, which was granted March 28. 

Husband Gerhardt Konig accused her of having an matter successful December, Arielle said successful the filing, and his "extreme jealousy" led to him attempting "to power and show each of my communications."

She besides noted successful the petition that they had some been to idiosyncratic therapy and couples counseling.

Arielle's LinkedIn page details that she has been a task manager astatine TerraPower LLC, a atomic vigor institution based successful Bellevue, Wash., since September 2022, and antecedently worked astatine Westinghouse Electric successful Pennsylvania.

She earned her MBA from University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business successful 2021, the leafage notes.

Meanwhile, Gerhardt's page connected the networking site says helium was a objective teacher and past adjunct prof astatine University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (where helium besides got his MD) for six years earlier joining the Anesthesia Medical Group successful Maui successful 2023.

“Never saw this coming," the Konigs' housekeeper Christina Ferguson told NBC affiliate KHNL aft her boss' arrest.   "Never successful the cardinal years would I deliberation this would happen."

She said she had seen Gerhardt the erstwhile week and she didn't consciousness immoderate trouble.

"Always saw him loving with the kids and with her," Christina said, "and seemed precise household oriented."

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What Is Gerhardt Konig Accused of Doing to Wife Arielle Konig?

Arielle said successful her TRO petition that Gerhardt had planned a play getaway to Oahu for her birthday, staying successful a edifice successful Waikiki, portion their kids remained astatine location successful Maui with their nanny.

On March 24, Gerhardt suggested they hike to the Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, according to the petition. The way had constrictive sections with steep drop-offs connected some sides, and during the hike she began to consciousness "uneasy," Arielle said. She told Gerhardt she didn't privation to spell immoderate further, per the filing, and stayed enactment portion helium went connected up for a bit, past came back.

Arielle climbed a histrion and Gerhardt snapped a representation of her, the petition continued, aft which helium suggested they instrumentality a selfie "close to the edge" of a cliff. She told him she felt dizzy, Arielle said successful the filing, and asked if they could determination distant from the edge.

When she got adjacent to him, her petition continued, "Gerhardt grabbed maine by my precocious arms and started pushing maine backmost towards the cliff edge. He was yelling thing to the effect of, ‘Get backmost implicit there, I’m truthful f---ing sick of you!’ And continued to propulsion me."

"At archetypal I thought helium was joking," she said successful the petition, "but I rapidly realized helium was earnestly trying to marque maine autumn disconnected the cliff."

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Arielle said successful the filing that she threw herself to the crushed and Gerhardt started wrestling with her. As they struggled, she alleged, "Gerhardt grabbed his container and took retired a syringe with an chartless substance, attempting to inject maine with it."

She managed to drawback the syringe and propulsion it distant from them, the petition said, but she saw helium was inactive holding a vial of thing and started looking successful his bag. Arielle suspected helium was looking for different syringe, she said successful the filing, and it was past she believed she spot her husband's forearm.

Gerhardt seemed to "calm down slightly," Arielle alleged successful the petition, but past helium grabbed a stone and started "bashing" her successful the caput "repeatedly," cutting her look and scalp.

Attempting to support herself, Arielle said successful the filing, she suffered a breached near thumb.

“I was screaming and pleading with him to stop, asking him to deliberation astir our children," she continued successful the filing. "If I had fallen disconnected the cliff, I would person apt died."

According to Honolulu Police, 2 witnesses called 911 to study a antheral beating a woman. By the clip authorities arrived, Gerhardt was gone, and Arielle was transported by ambulance to a infirmary successful captious condition, constabulary said.

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Did Gerhardt Konig Tell His Son He Tried to Kill His Wife?

Arielle further alleged successful her TRO filing that, erstwhile she was with the police, she recovered retired that Gerhardt had FaceTimed his big lad from a erstwhile narration and told him helium had attempted to termination his stepmom.

"Gerhardt was observed to beryllium covered successful blood," she stated successful the petition. "Gerhardt said, 'I conscionable tried to termination Ari but she got away.'"

Arielle alleged successful the filing that Gerhardt—before helium was arrested—also told his lad that helium wanted to leap disconnected a cliff and termination himself.

Instead, Gerhardt was arrested aboriginal that aforesaid time astatine astir 6:10 p.m, without incidental but "after a little ft pursuit," according to a constabulary bulletin.

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Where Is Gerhardt Konig Now?

Gerhardt was indicted March 28 connected a complaint of attempted execution and is being held without bail.

"This indictment reflects the superior quality of transgression that is alleged this case," Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm said successful a statement. "Domestic maltreatment cannot beryllium tolerated. Our bureau is committed to ensuring that justness is served for the unfortunate and that the suspect is held accountable. If you are a unfortunate of home maltreatment oregon cognize of idiosyncratic who is simply a victim, we impulse you to scope retired for help."

Gerhardt's lawyer Thomas Otake told E! News that his lawsuit is scheduled to look astatine his arraignment April 7 and volition beryllium entering a plea of not blameworthy to the complaint of attempted murder.

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A justice signed disconnected connected Arielle's restraining bid petition March 28. It's bully for 180 days, during which Gerhardt is forbidden from contacting Arielle, their children, his aforementioned big lad and Arielle's parent and stepfather, according to tribunal documents reviewed by E!. He's besides been ordered to enactment distant from their Maui home.

“I americium fearful that if Gerhardt is released from custody, helium volition instrumentality to Maui and effort to harm oregon termination me," Arielle's TRO petition said, "as good arsenic harm oregon termination our children oregon different household members."

Another proceeding connected the petition is scheduled for April 11, according to NBC News.

Where Is Arielle Konig Now?

"Arielle is focusing connected her betterment astatine location successful Maui with the enactment of her family," her lawyer Brandon Segal said successful an April 1 connection to NBC News. "She kindly asks that the media and the nationalist respect their privateness during this time."

Housekeeper Christina Ferguson acceptable up a GoFundMe leafage for Arielle and her kids with a stated extremity of $15,000.

“She is simply a peculiar idiosyncratic and she didn’t merit this,” Christina told NBC News. “Hard to fathom, it’s hard to grasp the severity of this tragic incident. I didn't deliberation that this was thing helium would ever do."

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