TV remote row ends in stabbing

A NEWLYWED husband who refused to hand over the TV remote control so his wife could watch her favourite crime show ended up fighting for his life after she stabbed him seven times.

David Marion, 65, told police he was watching football at home in St Petersburg, Florida, when Delois Holley, 61, his wife of five months, demanded the remote to switch to The Closer, a drama starring Kyra Sedgwick.

When he refused, she ran to the kitchen to pick up a 12.5cm steak knife, returned to the living room and stabbed him in the head, chest, shoulder and back.

Mr Marion was rushed to Bayfront Medical Centre, where he underwent life-saving surgery, while Holley was arrested for attempted murder. She was held after failing to raise $75,000 bail.

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