Chopped ... The mother of three was attacked by her husband with a meat cleaver before his hanged himself. Picture: Thinkstock Source: Supplied

The 44-year-old victim was admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital at Kluang in the southern state of Johor after the horrific attack on Thursday.

A staff nurse at the Enche Besar Hajjah Khalsom Hospital said she was in stable condition and was discharged from intensive care on Sunday afternoon and admitted to the general ward.

Her 47-year-old jobless husband took poison and hanged himself after the attack, the newspaper reported.

The woman is believed to have been working as a dishwasher in Singapore for about 15 years.

A neighbour told The Star newspaper the family depended on the woman’s income as the husband was jobless. She only returned home once a month to see her children and mother-in-law.

Police said jealousy was a key factor in the attack.

The victim’s brother said her children are currently being cared for by a relative.

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