A man stabbed a woman after failing to rape her at Halsa village in Sadar upazila of Jashore yesterday night.

The critically-injured housewife is currently undergoing treatment at Jashore General Hospital, reports our Benapole correspondent quoting Moniruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Kotwali police station.

The accused, Shah Alam, was a neighbour of the victim.

The victim said Shah Alam, who had been stalking her for a while, broke into her house and tried to rape her around 9:00pm last night.

Later, the when she fought him off, Shah Alam stabbed her. She managed to escape with her wounds, the victim added.

OC Moniruzzaman said they will go for legal action once a case is filed against the accused.