Christine Welker, a 54-year-old Redmond woman who was charged with assault in the first degree — domestic violence for reportedly stabbing her 66-year-old husband on the morning of April 28, had her Oct. 27 case setting continued to Jan. 15, according to a press secretary for the King County Prosecuting Attorney Office.

King County Superior Court documents state that Welker pleaded not guilty to the charge at her arraignment on May 13.  Welker was charged on April 30 and is being held in King County Jail in Seattle on $500,000 bail, according to court documents and the press secretary.

Police responded to the home in the 9600 block of 173rd Place Northeast at about 3:54 a.m. on April 28. According to the police report, the victim “woke up after being smacked in the head by a knife.” The victim added the he and his wife struggled to gain control of the knife and “she was determined to kill me and herself.”

While questioned in the hospital, the defendant said there was a struggle, but she couldn’t remember what happened, the police report states. When told she was under arrest, the defendant said, “I’m sorry.”