Hawaii Doctor’s Wife Wears Headwrap and Face Bandage to Court — Faces Him for First Time Since Alleged Murder Attempt

The nuclear engineer who survived an alleged murder attempt by her husband while on her birthday vacation last month faced him for the first time in court since the alleged attack. 

Arielle Konig, 36, was celebrating her birthday with husband Gerhardt Konig, 46, when he allegedly tried to throw her off a cliff, hit her with a rock and tried injecting her with a syringe on an Oahu, Hawaii, hiking trail on March 24. 

Gerhardt, an anesthesiologist in Maui by way of Pittsburgh, Pa., was charged with second-degree attempted murder in connection with the incident.

On Friday, April 11, Arielle appeared in court to face Gerhardt, who attended virtually from Oahu Community Correctional Center, where he is being held without bail, per Hawaii News Now.

The court appearance was regarding Arielle’s petition to extend a restraining order against Gerhardt, per the outlet.

Court footage shared by Hawaii News Now shows Arielle in a black and white scarf wrapped around her head above a stitch on her forehead. She appeared calm in her demeanor.

When the judge asked her to affirm her statement provided to the court — specifically regarding the information in the petition — she responded ‘yes’ loudly and firmly.

Gerhardt appeared with his hands to his front, looking down at the camera.

The couple were on a hike atop the popular Pali Lookout, which stands at a 1,200 ft elevation, when Gerhardt allegedly tried to throw her off the cliff after she refused to take a photo with him. 

In her restraining order petition last month, Konig accused Gerhardt of sexually abusing her for several months; while the timeline for that allegation was not clear, Arielle claimed Gerhardt had accused her of cheating in December and began exhibiting jealousy and controlling behavior. 

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Gerhardt has pleaded not guilty to the charge. His lawyer Thomas Otake did not respond to PEOPLE’s previous requests for comments.

“There are two sides to every story, and thus far only one side has been shared,” Otake said in a media statement earlier this month. “The other side to this story will be shared within the court process at the appropriate time.”

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