A young man shot his 20-year-old wife at the left leg on Monday in Debi Payam of Heiban County in Nuba Mountains.
The man suspected his wife of having an affair with another man, Radio Voice of Peace reports.
A relative of the victim expressed disappointment over the incident.
A nurse at a local hospital, Kucha Paulino calls on the public to avoid being so violent with women.
It is not fair for men to do cruel acts against women, she says.
The shot wife is undergoing treatment in the hospital and the husband imprisoned.