A British court has sentenced a former Gurkha soldier to 14 years in prison for attempted murder of his wife.

Bikash Gurung, 42, attacked his wife Kamana Gurung, 37, with a Khukuri inflicting her terrible injuries and leaving her on the verge of death on December 29, the British court ruled. The couple had been married for 20 years, it is learnt.

Kamana returned home alive after spending two months in hospital. Her hand that was severely injured in the attack will never recover fully, it is learnt.

The Gurung couple used to live in Swindon, a town in South West England. Bikash got retired after serving 23 years in Gurkha Regiment.

It is learnt that Kamana, who is a nurse by profession, found a boyfriend for herself through internet after she found out that her husband was having an extramarital affair.

Kamana said that her husband attacked her on the day she was planning to talk about divorce.

According to Daily Mail online, Kamana called emergency number 999 and gave details of her husband hitting her earlier that day. While she was on the phone, her husband started beating her. The operator listened to her in the process. Kamana’s sound records were presented before the court.

Later Bikash himself made a call at 999 and told operator that he had killed his wife, according to the Daily Mail report.

A police team that reached Gurung’s house found Kamana lying in a pool of blood. They believed she was dead and then rushed her to a hospital. She suffered fractures to her skull, jaw and neck and a nearly-severed finger while trying to save herself from the Khukuri attack.

The court verdict also banned Gurung from contacting his wife. The couple has two children aged eight and seven.