A woman is in a critical condition following a stabbing incident in Birkirkara on Friday night, police said.
Police arrived the scene to intervene in an argument in Triq Ħas-Sajjied at around 10.30 p.m.
Police said the 30-year-old woman was stabbed by the man, 35, who also sustained injuries, which the police said were not caused by his wife.
The couple from Żurrieq were taken to hospital. While the woman was fighting for her life, her husband was in a stable condition.