A good friend of mine, both Aussies, has a big domestic problem.

 

If not for a 5 & half year son, easy to solve.

 

Without going into details his situation has now become untenable, going worse to worse of the years, the boy's mother has pulled a knife on the father twice in the last 3 days, at 4 AM Wednesday the boy's mother came home demanding 2000 THB which he gave her to keep the peace she then returned at 6 AM demanding another 2000 when refused she pulled a knife on him poking him in the belly.

 

I suggested going to the police & make a police report ( they know her form ) but he is worried if he makes a report which will be in Thai so he wont know what it says but signs it.

 

He in an English teacher, with WP, well respected in the community, talks reasonable Thai but can't read.

 

Any suggestions appreciated.

Take somebody who can read Thai with him to the police station.

He needs to buy a couple of miniture spy-style cameras. He then needs to make sure to get recordings of all this type of behaviour, with audio.

 

With enough examples, he would get full custody of his son - at which point his deadbeat partner can be ejected.