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March 23, 2009
Jailed for throwing wife
By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
AN AUSTRALIAN project manager who threw his Thai wife out of their fourth-floor bedroom window was jailed for 25 months on Monday.
Jason John Porteous, 36, who pleaded guilty to attempted manslaughter, was found to be suffering from a major depressive disorder and had alcoholic dependence syndrome at the time of the May 18 incident.
A Community Court heard that Ms Pimchaonok returned to their Lorong Chuan condominium home on May 17 evening with her cousin, who had been staying with her since the end of April.
Porteous was watching television in the living room and drinking alcohol. The victim said he was drunk.
He then asked to see the cousin's breasts and Ms Pimchaonok scolded him for his request. Later, while she was sleeping, Porteous entered the bedroom at 2.17am, picked her up and threw her out of the window.
She managed to grab hold of the window sill but slipped and fell to the ground, groaning. Her cousin heard loud noises but could not see anyone in the master bedroom, the door of which was wide open. She went to look for Ms Pimchanok and found her lying in a drain, bleeding from her head, mouth and ears.
The cousin returned to the flat and foundthat Porteous had packed a black bag with his passport on the dining table. She told him that Ms Pimchanok was alive and said they should go to the hospital but he refused.
Instead, he took a cab to the airport but then returned shortly to his home. Porteous met police at his home who told him that his wife had been taken to hospital; he then went to the hospital. He was later arrested.
Ms Pamchanok was discharged on June 13. Porteous could have been jailed for up to 15 years or fined or caned or received a combination of punishments.
March 23, 2009
Jailed for throwing wife
By Elena Chong, Courts Correspondent
AN AUSTRALIAN project manager who threw his Thai wife out of their fourth-floor bedroom window was jailed for 25 months on Monday.
Jason John Porteous, 36, who pleaded guilty to attempted manslaughter, was found to be suffering from a major depressive disorder and had alcoholic dependence syndrome at the time of the May 18 incident.
A Community Court heard that Ms Pimchaonok returned to their Lorong Chuan condominium home on May 17 evening with her cousin, who had been staying with her since the end of April.
Porteous was watching television in the living room and drinking alcohol. The victim said he was drunk.
He then asked to see the cousin's breasts and Ms Pimchaonok scolded him for his request. Later, while she was sleeping, Porteous entered the bedroom at 2.17am, picked her up and threw her out of the window.
She managed to grab hold of the window sill but slipped and fell to the ground, groaning. Her cousin heard loud noises but could not see anyone in the master bedroom, the door of which was wide open. She went to look for Ms Pimchanok and found her lying in a drain, bleeding from her head, mouth and ears.
The cousin returned to the flat and foundthat Porteous had packed a black bag with his passport on the dining table. She told him that Ms Pimchanok was alive and said they should go to the hospital but he refused.
Instead, he took a cab to the airport but then returned shortly to his home. Porteous met police at his home who told him that his wife had been taken to hospital; he then went to the hospital. He was later arrested.
Ms Pamchanok was discharged on June 13. Porteous could have been jailed for up to 15 years or fined or caned or received a combination of punishments.
