A viral video has captured a dramatic scene in which a middle-aged man, caught in a compromising situation with a married woman, tried to escape by leaping from a storey building window.

The footage shows the man edging toward the window in a desperate bid to flee moments after the woman’s furious husband entered the room. But in a surprising twist, instead of letting him fall, the husband pulled him back to safety — potentially saving his life.

The clip has sparked widespread conversation online, with many praising the husband’s self-control and humanity.

“That’s real maturity. He chose life over revenge,” one Facebook user wrote. Another commented, “It takes a strong person to show mercy when you have every reason not to.”