Popular Post IamNoone88 Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 RIP .. from her clarity of mind, organisation and thoughtfullness she was probably a very nice person caught up in unbearable circumstance. She had obviously given a great deal of thought to this. Such a shame. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 43 minutes ago, Excogitator said: Not a stranger.. If you had read the article you would have known that. I read the article, to me leaving all your worldly possessions to a maid while I'm certain that she had relatives and closer family members than a maid, but sometimes strangers treat you better than your own flesh and blood.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackbenimble Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 what a lovely story..........just goes to show that good news is still news. It doesn't need to be negative all the time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excogitator Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (edited) 33 minutes ago, ezzra said: I read the article, to me leaving all your worldly possessions to a maid while I'm certain that she had relatives and closer family members than a maid, but sometimes strangers treat you better than your own flesh and blood.. Exactly. Your very closest are not necessarily those of your own flesh and blood. I think the ones suspecting the housekeeper for no reason at all, should take this into account. And also ask themselves why none of her family members (if any), were here with her, as she was battling (dying from?) cancer.. Edited May 4 by Excogitator 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 19 hours ago, zhounan said: So called Thai netizens love to pour out their anger when a farang does something bad, but they whistle and pretend nothing happens when a farang does a nice gesture. You're a sad person, try being positive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingstonkid Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 14 minutes ago, ezzra said: I read the article, to me leaving all your worldly possessions to a maid while I'm certain that she had relatives and closer family members than a maid, but sometimes strangers treat you better than your own flesh and blood.. You can bet that her EX was going to be jumping all over this, BUT with the will to the cleaner, I think she has done a great thing. Obviously, she really did not have a lot of support 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1804 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 21 hours ago, Chris Daley said: World's most ugly garden. Havent you got any sense of decency given the circumstances? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 20 hours ago, PJ71 said: Nice story for a loyal employee / friend. Maybe not. On Thai TV it's told there is a problem with the last will. It was written on a computer and not signed by 2 independent witnesses. So, it might not be valid😩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinok Farang Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Anyone know the maids number? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinok Farang Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 26 minutes ago, paul1804 said: Havent you got any sense of decency given the circumstances? Bit of advise pal.Virtue signalling doesn't work over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slocum Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 21 hours ago, ourmanflint said: how convenient for the maid Sour Grapes.. 🍇 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slocum Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 21 hours ago, ourmanflint said: how convenient for the maid Sour Grapes....🍇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digbeth Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 16 minutes ago, newbee2022 said: Maybe not. On Thai TV it's told there is a problem with the last will. It was written on a computer and not signed by 2 independent witnesses. So, it might not be valid😩 she 'owned' multiple villas used in her business on the island and has access to a lawyer's service, I'm sure/hope she has proper state of mind to get her lawyer involved in the will before procuring the firearms to end her life 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lom Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 15 minutes ago, newbee2022 said: Maybe not. On Thai TV it's told there is a problem with the last will. It was written on a computer and not signed by 2 independent witnesses. So, it might not be valid😩 TV8 did a reportage about this case yesterday and mentioned the emailed will. Their reporter got chased away by someone who didn't like that they interviewed the maid.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 6 minutes ago, lom said: TV8 did a reportage about this case yesterday and mentioned the emailed will. Their reporter got chased away by someone who didn't like that they interviewed the maid.. Strange, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 8 minutes ago, digbeth said: she 'owned' multiple villas used in her business on the island and has access to a lawyer's service, I'm sure/hope she has proper state of mind to get her lawyer involved in the will before procuring the firearms to end her life Hopefully the lawyer will manage it🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ujayujay Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 20 hours ago, zhounan said: So called Thai netizens love to pour out their anger when a farang does something bad, but they whistle and pretend nothing happens when a farang does a nice gesture. Do you also hear the Lawn growing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabradelmar Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I hope she had an ironclad will or doesn't have any competing heirs or greedy family. Money brings out the worst in people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie baby Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 No one's mentioned where she got the gun from. I'm sure a French lady in her fifties would have had a rake of contacts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonathan Swift Posted May 4 Popular Post Share Posted May 4 23 hours ago, Purdey said: There are always good people. I think that fortunately there are more good than bad, except maybe in the US, where it's about 50/50. I grew up there and watched the decline over a 40 year period. But the bad people stand out more and get more media coverage. So this is a good story, a change from the usual tabloid crɑp. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BE88 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 (edited) 4 hours ago, DjSilver said: No, it's obvious he was murdered by the maid and her boyfriend before forcing the expat to write the will. Why she needed a friend, I think he could have done it alone and cashed in, the story of the bullet found in the house and the hole in the door seems suspicious in any way, said Sherlock Holmes. Edited May 4 by BE88 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Swift Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 4 minutes ago, Frankie baby said: No one's mentioned where she got the gun from. I'm sure a French lady in her fifties would have had a rake of contacts? Oh come on. Do you know anything about Thailand? Anyone can get a gun here, doesn't matter if you're a 5 year old or 100. Same in most any country. And you don't know anything about this lady, who her friends were - both French and Thai, or French people in general, obviously. And then, why should anyone mention or care where the gun came from? It's irrelevant and really nobody's business. There's no crime committed with the gun, if you don't consider suicide a crime. She had the right to take her own life rather than suffer and die of cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 3 hours ago, roo860 said: Let's wind our neck in as well, you're not a mod, if you don't like it report it, was nothing disrespectful in my comment. No need for rudeness. I wasn't even replying to your comment. When I submitted it, it went to the wrong poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 5 hours ago, DjSilver said: No, it's obvious he was murdered by the maid and her boyfriend before forcing the expat to write the will. He? Can't you read? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitPudding Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 5 hours ago, DjSilver said: No, it's obvious he was murdered by the maid and her boyfriend before forcing the expat to write the will. One does wonder why she was adjusting her security camera the day before her death. Death by gunshot, also a very unusual suicide method for a woman. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 3 hours ago, newbee2022 said: I learned on TV that the will was written on a computer and not by hand. So the authorities will have a say on it😵💫. It's not valid😩 From the OP... "Prior to her death, Catherine had drawn up a legal will allocating her entire wealth to her housemaid..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, newbee2022 said: Maybe not. On Thai TV it's told there is a problem with the last will. It was written on a computer and not signed by 2 independent witnesses. So, it might not be valid😩 The OP states that it is valid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 2 hours ago, kingstonkid said: You can bet that her EX was going to be jumping all over this, BUT with the will to the cleaner, I think she has done a great thing. Obviously, she really did not have a lot of support You make lots of assumptions then try to dimish them. My dear old dad called his very nasty mother after I had received very nasty / insulting letters from her when I was on active service in Sth. Vietnam. He told her 'this is the last communication you will ever receive from me and I forbid you to send any further letters to my son*' (her grandson). * I discovered much later that he had contacted the Army Post office to ask if it was possible to block mail being delivered to army personnel. It wasn't possible (at least at that time). In reality she didn't send me any further mail. My dad kept his 'promise' he never spoke to his mother ever again. Later he discovered that 3 of his siblings had over many years done the same thing. It happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ourmanflint Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 On 5/3/2024 at 6:48 AM, Tropicalevo said: Dumb remark. How can loosing a friend of 17 years be convenient? Anyone that believes this story has to be eternally naive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalasin Jo Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 22 hours ago, lom said: Ehh? Blaming her for what? I think he is being ironic given the amount of farang bashing that's seems to fill the headlines these days In this case Catherine, in death, RIP, did a wonderful thing for her long standing Thai maid. I once was involved in a disputed will case in England where a wealthy elderly lady left her entire estate to her gardener who also did her shopping and generally helped her and was her only friend. She lived alone. Her relations hadn't visited her for decades yet showed up on her death and challenged the will through the courts. Bitterly. The judge upheld the will and was robustly critical of the relations. They then turned on their own lawyers alleging negligent preparation and presentation of their case! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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