Woman empties gun into alcoholic, abusive husband

By The Nation

 

 

A woman in Trang kept shooting her abusive, alcoholic husband until she ran out of bullets before surrendering to police on Wednesday (September 23).

 

The body of Jaruek Burapha, 43, was found outside their house with five gunshot wounds in the back and one in the abdomen.

 

Police showed up to find Julalak Longlalerng, 33, with the murder weapon and her 11-month-old baby in her arms.

 

Initial investigation showed that Jaruek was an alcoholic and frequently fought with his wife. On Wednesday, he was more aggressive than usual and smashed the door and glass windows.

 

Julalak said she hid her baby before training the gun at Jaruek and shooting him six times, until he ran out of the house. She said her father had given her the gun for self-protection.

 

Police initially charged Julalak with murder, but decided to interrogate her further so the correct legal action can be taken.

 

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This is a tough one, because by the letter of the law it's murder. But common sense (which aint that common nowadays) would see her let off Scott free. The trouble is, where do you draw the line after that? You know, if your dad's rich and you're rushing home from a middle-of-the-night dental appointment in Thong Lor or something. 

Just now, 2long said:

This is a tough one,

Not tough at all ....... she could have left.

The police will even watch while you pack, drive you to the station, and buy you a ticket.

 

This is murder, she needs to go to jail for the rest of her life.

If they can prove the abuse and that he forced himself in the house then there are mitigating circumstances. Alcoholics that are violent can be quite dangerous.

 

What counts against her are the shots in the back, but in the heat of the moment and shock things happen.

That is if they can prove him being drunk and violent at the time. Would not hurt if there was a history of abuse too.

Some people just don't handle alcohol very well at all!

Bravo - it is the brain-dead wife-beater Somchai being put down for once.

 

Not trying to judge, without knowing the whole story, 

but I think we all know who was/is the real victim.

 

 

15 hours ago, webfact said:

before training the gun at Jaruek and shooting him six times, until he ran out of the house. 

 

 

He would just not go down would he !

 

Six slugs but managed to run out of the house. Or maybe she missed 6 times, he ran out of the house and tripped over giving her time to put in another clip and try again.

32 minutes ago, robblok said:

If they can prove the abuse and that he forced himself in the house then there are mitigating circumstances. Alcoholics that are violent can be quite dangerous.

 

Not as dangerous as a lady with a gun that shoots at you. 

Just now, Oldie said:

Not as dangerous as a lady with a gun that shoots at you. 

The question in this case is was the guy violent and drunk at the time trying to get into the house. If that can be proven its at least partially self defense. IMHO they should shoot all abusive violent drunks (same goes for violent high people)

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Not tough at all ....... she could have left.

The police will even watch while you pack, drive you to the station, and buy you a ticket.

 

This is murder, she needs to go to jail for the rest of her life.

Both you and I know very little of this family's history of violence..   Maybe she could have left a hundred times over the years........but didn't.

 

On this occasion, with the drunken hubby smashing up the house and possibly his misses....... with a vulnerable baby adding to the tension, the cops weren't on scene to watch her pack and drive her to the station.

 

Easy to sit back in our comfortable safe surroundings and be judge, jury and executioner.   Hoping justice prevails wotever the circumstances.

17 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

Easy to sit back in our comfortable safe surroundings and be judge, jury and executioner.   Hoping justice prevails wotever the circumstances.

Many posters on this forum are quick to judge men as bad, and women as good.

But in reality, if you don't judge everyone using the law, then one side will do anything they like on the realisation they won't be punished.

Good for her. Dont mess with a mummy bear and her cub! It states he was violent,  it states he was an alcoholic, it states she was given a hand gun for protection from her father who was obviously very worried about her safety and it also states the house was smashed up. I hope this one evaporates and the woman and her baby are fine.

38 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Not tough at all ....... she could have left.

The police will even watch while you pack, drive you to the station, and buy you a ticket.

 

This is murder, she needs to go to jail for the rest of her life.

Both you and I know very little of this family's history of violence..   Maybe she could have left a hundred times over the years........but didn't.

 

On this occasion, with the drunken hubby smashing up the house and possibly his misses....... with a vulnerable baby adding to the tension, the cops weren't on scene to watch her pack and drive her to the station.

 

Easy to sit back in our comfortable safe surroundings and be judge, jury and executioner.   Hoping justice prevails wotever the circumstances.

You'll never convince Britman that any woman is good and doesn’t deserve what’s coming... 

 

14 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Many posters on this forum are quick to judge men as bad, and women as good.

As quick as you [Brit] to judge all women as hoes ?

 

 

13 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Many posters on this forum are quick to judge men as bad, and women as good.

But in reality, if you don't judge everyone using the law, then one side will do anything they like on the realisation they won't be punished.

And from an old street cop who attended and settled far more family domestics than he deserved to, I know very well that there are usually three sides to every story.   There's his side, there's her side, and there's the truth.

The big question is: What did she do on that day and in the past before she shot him?

Did she ever involve the police when he was violent before?

Did shy try to leave him?

Shooting someone might be self defense depending on the circumstances. It's up to her to show what happened and that what she did was necessary to save her or the baby's lives. 

15 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Not tough at all ....... she could have left.

The police will even watch while you pack, drive you to the station, and buy you a ticket.

 

This is murder, she needs to go to jail for the rest of her life.

You mean she has a secure income so she can look after her baby and will easily find somewhere else to live ? She had reached the end of her tether and her pratt of a husband deserved what he got.

Stupid wife. 

 

Should have plan. Dig the hole before. 

 

Now go jail. 11 month baby.

 

ps farang rescue guy?

 

Bt500 fine and go home .standard for Thai.

 

 

Shooting someone once might be seen as self defence but 6 times is definitely a premeditated action. 

16 hours ago, 2long said:

This is a tough one, because by the letter of the law it's murder. But common sense (which aint that common nowadays) would see her let off Scott free. The trouble is, where do you draw the line after that? You know, if your dad's rich and you're rushing home from a middle-of-the-night dental appointment in Thong Lor or something. 

Reduce the charge to manslaughter for acting in self defense, then reduce it by 50% for pleading guilty and not fleeing the scene, then what's remaining is a suspended sentence.

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Not tough at all ....... she could have left.

The police will even watch while you pack, drive you to the station, and buy you a ticket.

 

This is murder, she needs to go to jail for the rest of her life.

https://www.focusonthefamily.ca/content/why-an-abused-spouse-wont-leave

 

https://www.joinonelove.org/learn/why_leaving_abuse_is_hard/

 

Just a couple of websites. There are hundreds more. There are many well founded and researched reasons why a spouse can't/won't leave their partner.

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Not tough at all ....... she could have left.

The police will even watch while you pack, drive you to the station, and buy you a ticket.

 

This is murder, she needs to go to jail for the rest of her life.

Hadn't realized there was a pro-abuser community too. What a time to be alive!

16 hours ago, trucking said:

 

He would just not go down would he !

 

Six slugs but managed to run out of the house. Or maybe she missed 6 times, he ran out of the house and tripped over giving her time to put in another clip and try again.

Copycat American cops?

1 hour ago, jaiyen said:

Shooting someone once might be seen as self defence but 6 times is definitely a premeditated action. 

And what about American cops? Shoot 1 time and get even abused more in the future?

 Stupid father in my opinion. 

He should have taken his daughter and grandchild away, not given her a gun. 

Or than possibly used the gun himself against the husband. 

 

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Not tough at all ....... she could have left.

The police will even watch while you pack, drive you to the station, and buy you a ticket.

 

This is murder, she needs to go to jail for the rest of her life.

I understand your way of thinking, if British woman would do the same (shooting their alcoholic boyfriends) , not many of you would live in Thailand right now ????

17 hours ago, robblok said:

If they can prove the abuse and that he forced himself in the house then there are mitigating circumstances. Alcoholics that are violent can be quite dangerous.

 

What counts against her are the shots in the back, but in the heat of the moment and shock things happen.

That is if they can prove him being drunk and violent at the time. Would not hurt if there was a history of abuse too.

At least you talk sense not like some no-brainer..

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Not tough at all ....... she could have left.

The police will even watch while you pack, drive you to the station, and buy you a ticket.

 

This is murder, she needs to go to jail for the rest of her life.

at the most it sounds like manslaughter, she should get a suspended sentence.  Domestic abuse is a evil everywhere and needs to be approached as a mental and mind control problem (on both sides) than as just an everyday crime.   Desperate people do desperate things in defense of themselves and their kids. At least she wont have to put up with that sick abusive moron any more. 

13 minutes ago, SomchaiCNX said:

I understand your way of thinking, if British woman would do the same (shooting their alcoholic boyfriends) , not many of you would live in Thailand right now ????

actually, it sounds like a very good reason to be 6,000 miles away from such a wife. 

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Not tough at all ....... she could have left.

 

Yes, and then he is free to do that to somebody else, you have to GROW UP bro, and face the fact that these dirtbags need to die, and I sincerely hope she gets no charges, and can look after her children, and not grow up to be these types of fu___ing monsters, which are unwelcome in this world.