Gurkha fights for life after 'wife slits his throat' at Sandhurst military academy

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A Gurkha serving at Sandhurst is fighting for his life after his throat was slit by his wife at the military academy.

Detectives are looking at whether the soldier's own Kukri blade - a traditional Gurkha weapon - was used in the attack.

The 40-year-old was last night described as being in a serious but stable condition, while his 42-year-old wife was detained under the Mental Health Act.

It is believed the couple's 10-year-old daughter witnessed the bloody attack on her father. Following the incident, paramedics rushed the stricken soldier to Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey.

Gurkhas often parade at the Sandhurst Military Academy

A Thames Valley Police spokesman confirmed a man was taken to hospital after an attack at the world-famous military academy.

He said: 'A 40-year-old man suffered serious injuries at Sandhurst. A woman has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

'Officers are investigating the details of the attack, including what weapon was used.'

Detectives are considering whether a Kukri knife was used

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said: 'We can confirm that a member of military staff at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst was admitted to hospital on 26 May following a domestic incident. The incident is being investigated by Thames Valley Police and it would not be appropriate to comment further.'

The attack is the second scandal to hit Sandhurst in the past year.

Last August, detectives arrested a serviceman on suspicion of attempted murder after a woman officer cadet who plunged 30ft from a window at Sandhurst.

Amii Calway, 23, received head and internal injuries after the fall from a second-floor room.

But eight months later she faced the sack after allegedly smuggling a corporal into her room after a party, sparking a full-scale disciplinary investigation.

Her boyfriend, Lt David Freeman, proposed at her bedside while she was recovering from the fall but the engagement is now believed to be off after the latest scandal.