Wife, husband battle over hot dogs

Published: April 5, 2008 at 11:58 AM
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ORLANDO, Fla., April 5 (UPI) -- A Florida couple are facing charges after the wife allegedly stabbed her husband and he pointed a gun at her head in a heated dispute over hot dogs, police say.

Alfreda Van Bladel, 28, allegedly was driven to stab her husband in the shoulder with a steak knife after he abruptly grabbed a plate of hot dogs from her, WKMG-TV in Orlando, Fla., reported Friday.

Anton Van Bladel is accused of then threatening his wife's life with the gun, police said. Both weapons were recovered from the Bladels' Orange County home, authorities said.

The couple was taken into custody and face aggravated battery and aggravated assault charges.


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