Fat 'bully' loses to Thai bride used as servant
A TASMANIAN man who went to Thailand to find a sixth wife and put her into domestic servitude has lost three-quarters of his assets, including his house and his business, in a Family Court case.
The court heard that the man, who was born in 1945 and at one point was so obese he could hardly leave his bed, had forced his young bride into hard physical labour throughout the 10-year marriage.
He had been married five times before he travelled to Thailand in 1997 to find her. She was 25 years his junior, and spoke no English.
The man told the court the woman had been working as a prostitute in Thailand and he saved her from that life. She denied it, saying she worked in a factory. In any case, he brought her to Australia soon after they met and set her to work in his market garden outside Hobart, where she toiled for $40 a month. She was also asked to carry out what the judge described as "disgusting" tasks, related to the man's physical care....................
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Som Nom Na pops into my head
still a good story second time around.
