Kuantan, Malaysia: She tried to get the consent of the woman her husband wanted as a second wife. But the woman was already married.

The husband got angry because of her failure to get the woman's approval and beat her up. He also threatened her with a parang and tried to shoot her.

Fearing for her safety, the 60-year-old woman ran to her son's house nearby in Pancing before lodging a police report.

State CID deputy chief Supt Mohd Haris Daud said the woman was asked by her husband, aged 57, to seek the consent of the other woman, in her 30s, to be his second wife on Oct 24.

"The woman did so and went to the other woman's house but found out that she was already married. She returned home and informed her husband, who became agitated and started to assault her and threatened to chop her with a parang," he said.

Supt Mohd Haris said the man, who is a security guard and Rela member, threatened to shoot her with a shotgun if she failed to get the woman's approval.

He said a suspect has been detained to assist in the investigation.

"The case is being investigated for criminal intimidation," he said.