Actor Charged with Attempted Murder after Child Custody Battle Raged On

In California, Shelley Mathew Malil, who worked alongside actor Steve Carell in the hit comedy "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" is on trial for stabbing his ex-girlfriend, Kenra Beebe, more than 20 times.

If he is convicted, the 45-year-old will face a possible life sentence for attempted murder charges. However, his defense attorneys called into question Beebe's credibility on the witness stand during a recent cross examination.

The attorneys representing him say the previous incident where Beebe lied in a disposition related to her divorce and also her child custody battle.  They say she lied after taking her children on an unauthorized trip outside of the country.

While on the stand, Beebe admitted to deceit and said she took her kids on vacation in the country of Mexico even though she was instructed by the court to keep the children within the borders of San Diego County.

She said, 'I admit that'a a lie and I'm absolutely sorry about that."  She then went on to state, "But it has nothing to do with me getting stabbed 25 times that night."

Malil stands accused of showing up at his former girlfriend's apartment two years ago and stabbing her without warning three times because she had been socializing with another man. It is alleged that he chased her through the resident with a butcher knife and stabbed her until she collapsed on the front porch and a neighbor became involved.

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