A 78-year-old man from Fountain Valley, California reportedly stabbed and injured his 68-year-old wife with an ax after the couple had an argument a day before. Police have charged Abdel Herbawi with attempted murder after he allegedly attacked his wife with an ax as she prayed at their house on Monday.

If convicted, Herbawi, who is being held at Orange County Jail on $1 million bail, could face life in prison. The charges on him include torture, domestic battery and aggravated assault.

Herbawi's wife, whose name has not yet been revealed, is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital for multiple stab wounds, a detached finger and a fractured skull. According to AP reports, the wounds are not life-threatening.

Police reports say that Herbawi attacked his wife on the head with an ax as she sat in a chair praying. Immediately, he then smashed her to the ground and began stabbing her with a knife.

When his wife somehow managed to run to the neighbor's house, she called the police. Herbawi also stabbed himself in the fit of anger and was treated at a hospital and released.