- Mehdi Cheraghi, 28, allegedly stabbed his wife Pervin ‘Layla’ Maroufi, 49
- She was rushed to hospital from their Sydney home about 8pm on Saturday
- Cheraghi was charged with attempted murder and refused bail
- They married in July 2016 after he immigrated to Australia from Iran
A man who allegedly stabbed his wife multiple times in their Sydney home has been charged with attempted murder.
Mehdi Cheraghi, 28, was arrested after his wife Pervin ‘Layla’ Maroufi, 49, was found about 8pm on Saturday with upper body injuries.
He was refused bail on Sunday charged with attempted murder over the stabbing in the couple’s public housing home on Trumble Avenue in Ermington.
Mehdi Cheraghi, 28, charged with attempted murder for allegedly repeatedly stabbing his wife Pervin ‘Layla’ Maroufi, 49, in their Western Sydney home
Ms Maroufi was found about 8pm on Saturday with upper body injuries
He was refused bail on Sunday charged with attempted murder over the stabbing
Ms Maroufi was rushed to Westmead Hospital where she was in a stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
Neighbours reportedly heard screams coming from the house about the time when Ms Maroufi was stabbed, according to 9 News.
The couple’s dark grey sedan was dusted for prints as police searched the house.
The couple married last July after Cheraghi immigrated from Iran where he studied at the Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz.
The couple married last July after Cheraghi immigrated from Iran where he studied at the Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz
The couple lived in public housing on Trumble Avenue in Ermington, in Western Sydney
The couple’s dark grey sedan was dusted for prints as police searched the house
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