A 66-year-old man has denied an attempted murder charge filed against him for allegedly repeatedly stabbing his Filipina wife with a kitchen knife last year in Devon, England, a report said.

According to the BBC News online, Robert Brindley denied the allegation which said he inflicted several serious internal injuries on his 29-year-old wife.

The Exeter Crown Court was reportedly told that the couple used to work for the same company in the Philippines in the 1990s and had a son in 2000. They moved to England reportedly for Brindley's treatment after he had a recurrence of cancer.

The couple's marriage allegedly collapsed due to Brindley's jealousy that was allegedly sparked by his wife taking salsa dance classes.

Brindle’s wife had reportedly asked for a separation. On June 1, 2008, his demanded him to leave their house, said the report.

The jury, the report stated, was told that Brindley dropped off his son at his mother's place. He reportedly returned to their house in Teignmouth, Devon, and told his wife that he needed to get some medicines.

Once inside the house, Brindley reportedly went upstairs with the knife and stabbed his wife for taunting and humiliating him.

Brindley stabbed her again "to tell her to shut up and lie down" while he called the ambulance. She reportedly sustained five stab wounds and luckily survived.

The report added that the trial on the attempted murder case continues.