to put it in another light - if she been threatening (but not hurting him) with a knife - I think he would have received support.
Ma mgbe n'ihu (na Akananam ebe), nwere ọchịchọ igbu onye ọ bụla, ma ya fọdụzie n'ihi na m chere na ọ ga-enwe fun, gafere m n'uche.