Husband gets nearly four years in jail for disfiguring wife

Wong Yu-tin, 46, said he attacked his 29-year-old wife in October as she slept, leaving her with numerous deep scars across her face, the South China Morning Post said. A court was told Monday that unemployed Wong launched the attack after his wife began working in a Mongkok nightclub and taking phone calls from men at home.

He called police after slashing his wife and told them he had done it to stop her from having affairs. Judge Maggie Poon described the assault as a "vicious and cold- blooded attack". Wong's wife sent a letter to the court saying she had forgiven her husband for his actions.

(la/dpa)