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May 12, 2008 9:55 am US/Eastern

N.J. Man Allegedly Attempts To Drown His Wife

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) ― Police said a Morristown man tried to drown his wife as their daughter interrupted him.

Kleber Cordova is charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault. His wife, Eliana Torres, was found unresponsive in the bathtub in their apartment.

Emergency responders were able to revive her and took her to Morristown Memorial Hospital.

Police said Cordova initially said his wife accidentally submerged herself as she took a bath before work.

But the couple's 8-year-old daughter told police her mother usually took
showers -- and did it at night. The girl also said she saw her parents struggling in the bathroom.

Police found a garbage bag full of the woman's wet clothes.

Cordova is held on $1 million bail. Torres is in critical condition.