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Man stabbed in abdomen after argument with spouse escalates, Fort Worth police say

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A Fort Worth man was in critical condition Saturday after he was stabbed by his common-law wife, police said.

The stabbing occurred around 4:30 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 700 block of River Hill Lane, in northwest Fort Worth.

The man was stabbed once in the abdomen, and told responding police officers that an argument had turned physical with his common-law spouse.

“The altercation escalated further when the suspect then produced a knife and stabbed him,” police said.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and was listed in critical condition.

Police have arrested a suspect, identified in a police report as Halle Nyhus, 28. She faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

This story was originally published August 13, 2022 at 6:07 AM.

Jessika Harkay
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jessika Harkay was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram until 2022. Jessika is a Baylor graduate who previously worked as a breaking news reporter at the Hartford Courant and interned at the New York Daily News.
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