Overview
- Jurors on Wednesday saw police bodycam video that showed Arielle Konig bloodied and being helped down the Pali Puka Trail by two hikers who had called 911.
- Earlier in the week, Arielle testified that her husband, anesthesiologist Gerhardt Konig, tried to force her toward a cliff, moved to inject her with a syringe, and then hit her in the head with a rock.
- Prosecutors presented physical evidence in court, including a bloodstained rock they say was used in the cliffside assault that left Arielle with severe scalp lacerations and visible scarring.
- The state says Konig fled after the attack and later told his 19-year-old son on a call, “I tried to kill Arielle, but she got away,” while the defense argues the encounter was an unplanned scuffle in which he reacted to being struck first.
- Konig has pleaded not guilty, remains in custody, and faces a potential life sentence as the Honolulu trial continues, with the case set against recent marital strain that followed his discovery of what Arielle described as flirty messages with a coworker.