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Man stabs another in fight
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Posted on Sep 28 2004
A man who accused another of having an illicit affair with his wife was seriously injured when the man he was accusing allegedly stabbed him several times in the back and neck.
Twenty-seven-year-old Peter M. Peter now faces charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault and battery, assault with a dangerous weapon, and multiple counts of assault and battery.
Peter, who hails from Pohnpei, allegedly attacked Alfanso Kihleng with a knife after the latter caused a disturbance while the group was partying at the defendant’s As Matuis homestead residence sometime last week.
Police detective Juan M. Santos told the Superior Court that, shortly before the stabbing incident, Kihleng and his wife, Hermina Serapio, went to the house of Peter and her aunt, Lolin Rollynn, who was belatedly celebrating her birthday.
Peter and Kihleng, with two others, had a drinking spree outside the house, while the two women stayed inside.
Later, Kihleng allegedly assaulted his wife, accusing her of having sexual relations with Peter. Although the situation temporarily subsided, Kihleng allegedly got angry a few moments later, flipping the table over and shouting profanities against his wife and Peter. A fight ensued between Peter and Kihleng.
“Hermina and Peter then went inside the house. Alfanso was calling her name, but she ignored him. Alfanso punched the screen door. Peter then got up from the couch and went to the kitchen and came back holding a knife,” the detective said, based on the woman’s statement to police.
The detective said Peter went out of the house and faced Kihleng, who was later seen lying bloodied on the ground.
Peter was soon arrested, with the court initially imposing a $100,000 bail for his temporary release.
