A woman whose husband allegedly tried to bludgeon her to death has dramatically dropped her restraining order request.
Gerhardt Konig, 46, a renowned anesthesiologist, was arrested in March after being accused of trying to push Arielle Konig, 36, off a cliff and smashing her with a rock.
In April, Arielle filed for an extended restraining order, outlining a long history of controlling behavior, accusations of infidelity and sexual abuse.
But on Friday she withdrew her request because her husband remains behind bars, KHON 2 reported.
‘My client believes at this time the TRO is not necessary to prevent further harm because he’s being held without bail and there’s no possibility of release at this time,’ Brandon Segal, her attorney, said, as reported by the outlet.
Segal explained that while Arielle is still recovering from her injuries, she is ‘doing well’ and ‘spending time with her family’.
‘One of the reasons why we also dismissed the TRO without prejudice at this time is because of the ongoing media coverage and having to testify for the grand jury,’ Segal added.
‘She’s made statements to the police and so she just wants to get back to some semblance of normal life.’
Arielle Konig (right), the 36-year-old nuclear engineer whose husband, Gerhardt Konig (left), allegedly tried to kill her on a Hawaii hiking trail, has dropped her request for a restraining order
Prosecutors allege that during a March hike, Arielle was attacked with a softball-sized rock by her Gerhardt, who also tried to inject her with syringes and push her off a cliff when she refused to take a photo with him at the Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout in Oahu (pictured)
In April, Arielle filed for a restraining order, outlining not only the hiking assault but a long history of controlling behavior, accusations of infidelity and sexual abuse by Gerhardt (pictured)
When Arielle attended her husband’s hearing in Maui, Hawaii, in April – where she requested an extension of the restraining order against Gerhardt – she wore a headscarf, with a visible stitch above her right eye.
Prosecutors allege during the hike up Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout in Oahu in March, Arielle was attacked with a softball-sized rock by her husband, who also tried to inject her with syringes and push her off a cliff.
Last week, a judge denied Gerhardt’s bail, agreeing with the prosecution that he was a flight risk and posed a danger to Arielle if released from custody.
‘She’s not reminding her allegations, she’s not dropping her allegations,’ Segal said on Friday.
‘This is a procedural reason why we dropped this TRO, this TRO was dismissed only because of the custody status,’ he added. ‘She does intend to testify at trial.’
The court granted Arielle’s request to dismiss the restraining order without prejudice, meaning it could be refiled if her husband’s custody status changes, KHON reported.
Gerhardt has been held at the Oahu Community Correctional Center on charges of attempted murder. He waived his appearance from Friday’s hearing.
Arielle has since filed for divorce.
On March 24, hikers called 911 around 10:30 a.m that a man was beating a woman at the Pali Puka hiking trail.
She was left critically injured, suffering head and facial trauma, and was ultimately hospitalized.
Arielle withdrew her request for a temporary order of protection – a decision influenced by the fact that her husband remains behind bars with no chance of release (pictured: Arielle and Gerhardt)
The court granted Arielle’s request to dismiss the restraining order without prejudice, meaning it could be refiled if her husband’s custody status changes (pictured: Arielle)
Brandon Segal, Arielle’s attorney, said that another reason for dropping the TRO is because she has ‘made statements to the police and so she just wants to get back to some semblance of normal life’ (pictured: Arielle and Gerhardt)
Arielle then told police her husband attacked her after she refused to take a photo with him.
A six-hour manhunt followed before police caught up with Gerhardt near Pali Highway after a brief foot chase.
During a hearing in April, the court was told how Arielle had been accused of having an affair by her jealous husband. She also said that he had sexually assaulted her.
Prosecutors say Konig struck Arielle with closed fists and a rock, tried to push her off a cliff, and attempted to inject her with unknown substances using syringes.
It is unclear what drove the doctor with the seemingly picture-perfect life to allegedly commit a horrific act of violence against his high-achieving wife.
The couple had moved to Maui in 2022 for what Gerhardt reportedly called his ‘dream job.’ His trial is expected to begin in June.
