British woman charged with murdering her husband on Malaysian resort island of Langkawi

A British woman was charged Tuesday with murdering her husband, who was found stabbed to death at their home on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi.

Lawyer Sangeet Kaur Deo said Samantha Jones, 51, was asked by a court official if she understood the charge and that her client said yes.

Police found a blood-stained kitchen knife in the couple’s home, where John William Jones, 62, was found dead on October 18 with a stab wound to his chest.

“She is very, very overwhelmed. It is her husband at the end of the day. She is also grieving for him despite the circumstances of the case but she is holding up,” Kaur said.

Police earlier said Jones confessed she stabbed her husband in the chest during a heated argument.