Doctor charged with attempted murder after trying to kill his wife on Oahu hiking trail makes first court appearance

An anesthesiologist charged with attempted second-degree execution for allegedly attacking his woman connected an Oahu hiking way made his archetypal tribunal quality Thursday pursuing his apprehension earlier this week.

Gerhardt Konig, 46, appeared successful a territory tribunal successful Hawaii Thursday for a little procedural hearing.

Prosecutors filed a Judicial Determination of Probable Cause (JDPC), a papers which lays retired the grounds against him, and a preliminary proceeding is scheduled for Monday.

The justice acceptable his bail to $5 million.

Konig’s lawyer declined CNN’s petition for comment.

Konig was hiking with his woman Monday greeting adjacent Pali Lookout erstwhile helium “attempted to propulsion her disconnected the way and past struck her aggregate times to her caput with a rock,” constabulary said. Two witnesses who saw the battle called 911, they said.

The Honolulu Emergency Services Department said Wednesday it had treated a 36-year-old pistillate for caput and facial injuries aft being assaulted, and she was transported successful superior information to a section exigency room.

CNN has reached retired to the infirmary for an update connected the woman’s condition.

Police said they arrested Konig connected Monday adjacent Pali Highway “after a little ft pursuit,” much than 7 hours aft the attack.

Konig’s Hawaii aesculapian license, which helium obtained successful September 2022, was successful bully lasting arsenic of Tuesday evening, according to the state’s nonrecreational vocational licensing database.

Konig is suspended from moving astatine Maui Memorial Medical Center, wherever he’s employed arsenic an autarkic contractor, according to a typical from Maui Health.

In a connection to CNN, the typical said, “We person been made alert of the allegations against Gerhardt Konig, MD. Dr. Konig’s aesculapian unit privileges astatine Maui Memorial Medical Center person been suspended pending investigation. Maui Health takes these concerns and the information of its patients precise earnestly and volition cooperate with authorities arsenic appropriate.”

A typical from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center confirmed Konig worked determination antecedently but said helium has not worked with UPMC for much than 2 years.

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