Referring to his estranged wife as his “stressor” — or the cause of his stress — attempted murder accused Dr Mkhuseli Boto said he was no longer angry after spending nearly three months away from the woman he is alleged to have shot point-blank in the face.

The medical doctor, accused of attempting to murder the mother of his three young children in August, days after she served him with divorce papers, said the incident was a “once off” and unlikely to happen again...