Woman Charged With Stabbing Her Husband

A 63-year-old Whitefish Bay man was transported to a hospital after his wife stabbed him in the arm during an argument in their home last Friday night.

The man originally called police to their shared home in the 5200 block of North Lydell Avenue at 11:18 p.m. on March 23, telling dispatchers that he had taken away her car keys so she could not drive drunk. A later breath test revealed the 60-year-old woman's blood alcohol level was 0.15.

When police entered the home, they saw fresh fresh blood on the floor and counter tops. The husband was standing in the kitchen and was bleeding from his right arm. He told police that she stabbed him, and she told police it was an accident and "didn't mean to cut him," according to the report.

Police called the North Shore Fire Department to treat the man for injuries, and an ambulance transported him to a nearby hospital.

The woman told police their argument started when her husband overheard her talking on the phone and asked if she was drunk. She admitted that she was drunk, and then he called her names and threatened to kill her. She said he approached her in an aggressive manner with a raised fist, so she grabbed the knife to defend herself. She said he walked into the knife but could not remember exactly how she "pricked" him.

The woman was taken into custody, and she has been charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with felony battery.