A MAN who attacked his wife with a chainsaw was yesterday given an indefinite sentence for public protection and told he would have to serve a minimum of at least four years before he could apply to be released on licence.

A man is facing a possible life sentence today for attacking his solicitor wife with a chainsaw, leaving her needing 50 stitches to her head and surgery to reattach an ear.

A MAN was told yesterday he faces a life sentence for attacking his solicitor wife with a chainsaw, leaving her needing 50 stitches to her head and surgery to reattach an ear.