Thread: Ex-Brit Army officer charged with murder of wife after moving to Thailand

Originally Posted by armstrong

It occasionally crosses my mind.

I did say decent people, after all.

Originally Posted by taxexile

p.s. and what's with all those medals!!!!!

Got a job as a Bangkok bus driver?

Originally Posted by bsnub

I did say decent people, after all.

brittle humour snubby. Apparently

Originally Posted by Shutree

Tragedy. Bloke loses love of his life in a freak accident, finds solace in the arms of a younger maiden, with only a massive insurance payout to live off. Then the police come calling.

There must be some actual evidence to support a murder charge, I assume. It all seems circumstantial. Any cctv, witnesses, post mortem reports, confessions?

Yes, there was. Right there in the news article.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Erm, it’s neither. Major is literally the next step after Captain (in the infantry).

He would have come up through the ranks, private but did well and ended as a WO, promoted to Capt before retirement in the British Army, likely taken on as Maj in the Aus Army. In any case he was jock and he would have had an office as a WO 1st Class with his tartan covering his desk and loads of photos of his career through the years to remember his progress and point out to those entering he should get respect, that and the fact he could and probably has told UK Capt, Maj and Lt Cols to wind their fukin necks in.

Would be blackly humorous if that was the insurance payout money, but it sounds like the insurers got wise before paying out.

Originally Posted by BLD

I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eati5 crackerd

She looks very attractive.

Cuter than some of the strange selections they make for Miss Thailand.

Originally Posted by Looper

Would be blackly humorous if that was the insurance payout money

Sinsod. A small portion of it anyway.

Originally Posted by taxexile

all she wants is a long and loving relationship

I would like to subscribe to your newsletter/mills and boon novel

were mills and boon a loving english/thai couple ?

baldrick

mills and boon, novel, newsletter.

what on earth are you blathering on about, you obtuse loon.

what exactly is the point you are trying to make? or is it just the boredom and approaching senility that fuels your bovine witlessness.

Originally Posted by taxexile

what exactly is the point you are trying to make?

your grasp on reality is fanning the vortexes of my love flute.

I am impressed that your years of experience have developed such perspicacity to deftly untangle the motives of the forlorn .

Originally Posted by taxexile

baldrick

what on earth are you blathering on about

He's referring to the fiction you wrote in post #9.

Post #9 was two days ago, tax, in his bovine witlessness cannot remember that far back.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Post #9 was two days ago, tax, in his bovine witlessness cannot remember that far back.

You're waay out of your depth there.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Yes, there was. Right there in the news article.

I shan't be embarrassed if you point out to me what direct evidence of murder the police have. I see only circumstantial.

Originally Posted by Shutree

only circumstantial

see a Rabbi

Originally Posted by Neverna

He's referring to the fiction you wrote in post #9.

reminds you of something in your past does it?

Originally Posted by Shutree

I shan't be embarrassed if you point out to me what direct evidence of murder the police have. I see only circumstantial.

And what of the evidence have you seen?

Originally Posted by taxexile

reminds you of something in your past does it?

No, not at all. It's just clear from your prose that you were engaging in creative writing.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

And what of the evidence have you seen?

That's kind of my point. The press reports are vague, no 'ah ha!' moment. They suggest motive (relationship issues, insurance claims) and opportunity (he was at or near the scene.) Then some drivel about the weather conditions. All highly circumstantial.
I'm not saying he is innocent. The prosecution have a case to prove and there are people like me who sit on juries who want to see some tangible evidence.

7News reported it like this:

Court documents now reveal that Davidson claimed a $264,000 life insurance payout just 18 days after Jacqueline’s death.

Davidson, who had been living in Thailand, was arrested earlier this week upon returning to Brisbane.

He now faces charges of murder, fraud, and attempted fraud.

Police allege his motive was linked to his attempts to collect life insurance claims following his wife’s death.

Less than three weeks after Jacqueline’s drowning, Davidson allegedly made a second claim for $950,000, though he never received the payout.

Detectives believe that a breakdown in the couple’s relationship may have contributed to the tragic incident.

Stop shifting the goal posts.

Originally Posted by Shutree

I shan't be embarrassed if you point out to me what direct evidence of murder the police have. I see only circumstantial.

Your post said

“There must be some actual evidence to support a murder charge, I assume. It all seems circumstantial. Any … witnesses..?”

the article posted on post three says

“Detective Acting Inspector Steve Windsor from the Queensland Police said: "The cause of death was drowning but it was a case of talking to witnesses and gaining further evidence that the matter appeared suspicious.”

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Stop shifting the goal posts.




Your post said

“There must be some actual evidence to support a murder charge, I assume. It all seems circumstantial. Any … witnesses..?”

the article posted on post three says

“Detective Acting Inspector Steve Windsor from the Queensland Police said: "The cause of death was drowning but it was a case of talking to witnesses and gaining further evidence that the matter appeared suspicious.”

Yes, technically, everyone who stands up in court will be a witness. Probably there will be a witness who says it was a calm day on the lake. I was clearly talking of direct evidence, a witness to murder. Since the police made enquiries at the time of the death it seems unlikely that anyone claimed to have witnessed a murder.

This whole case seems to rest largely on the fraud charges, because he had the temerity to claim for insurance policies. That doesn't make him a killer. Although he might be.
I have insurance policies and I'll bet it won't take her as long as 18 days to file a claim when I pop off. That doesn't make her a killer. Although ....

They still have to prove it. The Major seems to be a slippery fella. Interesting how they just waited for him to roll back into Oz.

Originally Posted by Shutree

Since the police made enquiries at the time of the death it seems unlikely that anyone claimed to have witnessed a murder.

You seem to exclude the possibility of witnesses coming forward after the fact.

I doubt the police would have arrested and charged him murder without sufficient evidence which they now seem to have.

Police investigations and a report to the coroner have since uncovered further evidence, and a homicide probe was launched '18 months to two years' after her death.