A Canadian tourist, charged with attempted murder, after he reportedly slashed his wife's throat on a dirt road in Falmouth, Trelawny, was yesterday remanded after the preliminary enquiry into the case got under way in the Falmouth Resident Magistrate's Court.

A senior officer from the Falmouth Police Station told THE STAR that during the enquiry yesterday, the complainant, who is to leave the island soon, gave her evidence.

According to a story published by the Associated Press, Paul Martin, 43, from Ajax, Ontario, is accused of slashing his wife's throat and then fabricating a false story about being car-jacked and attacked by robbers.

It is alleged that the couple was having marital problems and came to Jamaica on vacation in a last ditch effort to save the marriage. It is alleged, however, that the woman was attacked after she announced that she wanted to separate. It is alleged that Martin drove their rental car to an isolated area and told his wife that he wanted to take pictures of the Jamaican countryside. She was reportedly attacked as they drove.

The story further said Cathy Lee Martin fought back and was eventually rescued by a passing taxi operator who spun around after noticing a struggle in the car. She was found at the side of the road, bleeding, after she managed to jump from the car.

The police were contacted by the taxi operator, but Martin allegedly told the officers that they had been car-jacked by a Jamaican, who had attacked his wife. The matter returns on January 21.