When Sabina, 35, noticed that her husband and brother were being attacked while she was working on a nearby farm, she intervened without delay. Sabina is the wife of Basirsab and a member of the Konanakere Gram Panchayat. Bear Attack Foiled by Brave Wife in Karnataka: Woman Fights Off Three Bears With Axe, Saves Life of Her Husband and Brother in Haveri.