A 65-year-old Aliamanu man arrested on suspicion of stabbing his wife to death early Monday morning was released pending investigation this evening.

Isagani Fajotina was arrested Monday for investigation of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder after police found his wife Melita Fortin-Fajotina, a 65-year-old nursing assistant at the Queen’s Medical Center, unresponsive at their Wanaka Street home about 5:35 a.m. Monday.

She died at the scene, and a second woman, 52, also sustained minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

Fajotina was taken to Queen’s, where he works as a janitor, in critical condition. He underwent surgery was going to be OK, a family member said.

Police said the case was being investigated as a murder-attempted suicide.

A family member said Fajotina, a Navy veteran who served in Vietnam, was suffering from mental issues and may have overdosed on prescription drugs.