A 'loving' husband attacked his wife with a knife and an umbrella during a violent quarrel over his sexual tastes.
Patrick Berry punched and kicked his spouse in the stomach and head before slashing her arm with a knife.
'My wife and I love each other still,' the American told the High Court. 'She has forgiven me, and we were hoping we could be together again. That is why I am here today.' Berry, 26, was appealing against his conviction and sentence. In February, he pleaded guilty to wounding with intent and was sent to prison for 18 months.
But yesterday he denied having a knife and said he pleaded guilty because he had been led to believe he would get a lighter sentence.
Lawyer Andy Hung, for Berry, argued the sentence was too stiff for a 'family dispute' involving a man under the influence of an unstable medical condition.
Mr Justice Michael Wong Kin-chow agreed, and cut the jail term by six months.
