SIBU, July 9 -- A 24-year-old Kabong housewife has been arrested for allegedly attacking her husband with a pair of scissors and threatening to kill him and their child after he refused to divorce her.

Saratok police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said the suspect was arrested at home after the incident, which was reported on Tuesday (July 7).

He said investigations revealed that the 28-year-old victim, an oil palm plantation worker, claimed his wife turned aggressive after he refused her repeated requests for a divorce.

"The suspect allegedly went to the victim's house, damaged household items, and demanded that he divorce her immediately.

"When the victim informed her that any divorce proceedings should be carried out through the courts, ...