Isn't This Supposed to Be a Happy Moment?

Originally posted here.

Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian man attacked his wife with a machete and threatened to shoot her after she failed to deliver a marriage proposal on his behalf to his new love, a news report said Tuesday.

The man, 57, sent his wife, 60, to visit the grandmother of his new love with the purpose of asking the younger woman for her hand in marriage, state deputy criminal investigations chief Mohamad Haris Daud told the Bernama news agency.

The man was waiting anxiously in their home in the central state of Pahang late on Monday when his wife returned without conveying his proposal to wed the other woman, who was already married to another man, Mohamad Haris was quoted as saying.

The suspect was believed to have flown into a rage and attacked his wife, the investigator said.

"Grabbing a shotgun and a parang, he threatened to shoot his wife and slit her throat," he said. "The frightened victim escaped and headed to one of their children's homes nearby before lodging a police report."

Police have remanded the man for questioning.