Phuket murder trial: Girlfriend recounts night Aldhouse stabbed US Marine Dashawn Longfellow

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Phuket murder trial: Girlfriend recounts night Aldhouse stabbed US Marine Dashawn Longfellow
Phuket Gazette -

PHUKET: A witness in the Lee Aldhouse murder trial provided a shocking testimony on Friday afternoon.

Following the arrival in court, 10 minutes late, of a grim-faced Aldhouse, a female Thai witness explained that she was the girlfriend of the victim, US Marine Dashawn Longfellow, at the time of his death.

She then gave her account of how a seemingly ordinary night in Rawai exploded into deadly violence, just over three years ago.

The girlfriend, who requested the media to not name her, was the only witness to appear at the hearing.

Her testimony began with the arrival of a court translator at 2:44pm.

The girlfriend testified: “I was a waitress at Freedom bar in Rawai. On August 14, at 1:20am, Dashawn [Longfellow] came to the bar to pick me up and take back to our apartment at the Yanui Resort 2.

By the time Dashawn arrived, there were only about 10 people still at the bar, because it was close to closing time. While he was waiting for me, he sat down at a table where one other tourist was sitting. The table was in the center of the bar and there were seats around the table. Dashawn did not order anything.

Then at 1:40am, Mr Lee Aldhouse pulled up, on a dark green Honda Click motorbike. He came into the bar looking angry. He ordered a bottle of beer and sat at another table.

At 2am, Mr Aldhouse stood up and started talking loudly, like he was angry, with the remaining customers, before challenging every one of them to a fight.

Dashawn got up to go to the toilet, but Mr Aldhouse wouldn’t let him pass. The next thing I knew they were fighting. I looked up and saw Mr Aldhouse punching Dashawn in the face.

Other customers tried to stop the fight, but Mr Aldhouse started hitting them too.

Mr Aldhouse then left the bar. My friend said he went to the 7-Eleven, about 100 meters away.

My friend said he left the shop with a knife. My friend warned me to take my boyfriend [Dashawn] back home as soon as possible.

When we arrived home [at the resort], Dashawn went to a nearby shop to buy water.

At 3:30am, I heard him return to the house and I opened the [slide-mirror] door, but the door came off its runner. Dashawn and I were trying to fix the door when Mr Aldhouse turned up.

He was wearing a black “hoodie” [hooded shirt]. He came up to Dashawn and stabbed him twice in the chest with a knife.

Dashawn told me go back inside, but he was started staggering. I stood at the door and throw a clothes rack at Mr Aldhouse to try to make him stay away.

Seeing me trying to protect Dashawn, Mr Aldhouse, said, ‘Come on’ – but when I called for neighbors to help, he took off on his motorbike.

Rescue workers arrived at around 5am and tried to revive Dashawn. They took him to hospital, but at around 7am doctors said he was dead.

On hearing what had happened, a friend came to visit me at our house. On her way to the resort, she saw the knife that Aldhouse had used, which he had dropped near the house. She called the police, who came quickly to inspect the area,” Dashawn’s girlfriend said, concluding her testimony.

Judge Montri Saroj declared the court adjourned and set October 21 as the next date for the trial to continue.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Phuket-murder-trial-Girlfriend-recounts-night-Aldhouse-stabbed-US-Marine-Dashawn-Longfellow-22207.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2013-09-09

[angsta]

I hope he enjoys prison food.

[thelongshoot]

.... him. Hope he rots in prison.

[Lancelot]

The stabbing ocurred at 3:30 am but the "rescue" workers did not arrive until 5 am?

[lee b]

bye bye Mr A

[Chicog]

So the brave boy wanted to take the Thai girlfriend on as well?

I hope he "starts a fight" in prison.

[kiniyow]

Thank God there was a Witness to this Horrible act of Violence~~

[andreandre]

Very compelling witness testimony...

hopefully this dog will get the maximum penalty jailtime

The death sentence would have made it too easy on him

what a pathetic excuse for a human being.....

[NamKangMan]

Not disputing the facts, but can someone refresh my memory - how did Aldhouse know where the victim lived?

[robblok]

If this is true then i really hope he has a long jailtime. I really hate guys like that who think they are the big man looking for a fight.

[Baerboxer]

If this is true then i really hope he has a long jailtime. I really hate guys like that who think they are the big man looking for a fight.

Absolutely agree. It seems a young decent service man, fresh from serving his country, lost his life at the hands of a psychopathic pathetic thug who was intent on violence and looking to hurt anybody. All credit to this young lady for trying to stand up to him too.

The UK were right to extradite him and, if true as stated, he should serve a very long time in prison.

[harrycallahan]

I hope she can stick to the truth so that the bastard gets his just desserts.

Where's the bit about Aldhouse getting his ass handed to him? If he'd already beat everyone up I don't reckon he'd be so eager to arm up and start again.

Edited September 10, 2013 by harrycallahan

[bubblegum]

Not disputing the facts, but can someone refresh my memory - how did Aldhouse know where the victim lived?

He followed them.

[NamKangMan]

Not disputing the facts, but can someone refresh my memory - how did Aldhouse know where the victim lived?

He followed them.

Obtaining a knife and following the victim (several minutes to reconsider your actions and possibly calm down) does seem to prove premeditation and intent to murder.

Also, the stab wounds were to the chest, not other parts of the body.

I have read this guy admitted to the crime, but without the intent to murder.

His actions certainly do not tend to prove his defence.

[socksy01]

He is just a pondlife slag.

Make sure you use shower Gel in prison - dropping a bar of soap will maybe get you into a bit of 'soapy bubble'

[nami]

Scumbag, he will have a great time in jail.

[Phronesis]

The Pitbull's corner of the ring must be flat broke otherwise the "Waitress" would never have arrived in court.

I will get flamed to death for the following statement. But I will make it nonetheless.

The real issue here is not MMA wannbe nut jobs like Aldhouse. I see dozens of his brethren every time I vist Patong, Chalong or Rawai.

These blokes are just "symptoms". The actual disease is the free availability of steroids and other mood altering drugs here in Thailand.

I was in a Pharmacy the other day and there were two very large farang lads in front of me in the register cue who purchased 20,000 THB worth of testosterone injections.

[eezergood]

When in sentencing?

[slipperylobster]

Make him buy his own bullet at his execution ! Premeditated and cold blooded killer with an obviously bad attitude. Too bad he will just go to prison, and make many friends like him.

[transam]

The Pitbull's corner of the ring must be flat broke otherwise the "Waitress" would never have arrived in court.

I will get flamed to death for the following statement. But I will make it nonetheless.

The real issue here is not MMA wannbe nut jobs like Aldhouse. I see dozens of his brethren every time I vist Patong, Chalong or Rawai.

These blokes are just "symptoms". The actual disease is the free availability of steroids and other mood altering drugs here in Thailand.

I was in a Pharmacy the other day and there were two very large farang lads in front of me in the register cue who purchased 20,000 THB worth of testosterone injections.

That's to increase their number of brain cells.

[robblok]

The Pitbull's corner of the ring must be flat broke otherwise the "Waitress" would never have arrived in court.

I will get flamed to death for the following statement. But I will make it nonetheless.

The real issue here is not MMA wannbe nut jobs like Aldhouse. I see dozens of his brethren every time I vist Patong, Chalong or Rawai.

These blokes are just "symptoms". The actual disease is the free availability of steroids and other mood altering drugs here in Thailand.

I was in a Pharmacy the other day and there were two very large farang lads in front of me in the register cue who purchased 20,000 THB worth of testosterone injections.

nice BS story, you don't order testosterone injections you either buy vials but cant buy injections And 20k of it is an impossible amount if spend on testosterone alone.

Not to mention that alcohol makes people much more aggressive as testosterone but don't let your prejudice come before a good story.

If testosterone was so dangerous you would see loads of gym fights instead of bar fights... get the picture ?

Aldhouse is a tool, an idiot no need for testosterone or alcohol to make guys like that do what they do. They morons that need to be put away for a long time.

[andreandre]

He is just a pondlife slag.

Make sure you use shower Gel in prison - dropping a bar of soap will maybe get you into a bit of 'soapy bubble'

The trouble is that animals like Aldhouse are the sort that sexually assault people. However; his kind usually get taken out by the inconspicuous quiet types.

How on earth do you equate a zonked out bullyboy/murderer with a sex offender...bizzare!

Apples and oranges mate...

[Phronesis]

The Pitbull's corner of the ring must be flat broke otherwise the "Waitress" would never have arrived in court.

I will get flamed to death for the following statement. But I will make it nonetheless.

The real issue here is not MMA wannbe nut jobs like Aldhouse. I see dozens of his brethren every time I vist Patong, Chalong or Rawai.

These blokes are just "symptoms". The actual disease is the free availability of steroids and other mood altering drugs here in Thailand.

I was in a Pharmacy the other day and there were two very large farang lads in front of me in the register cue who purchased 20,000 THB worth of testosterone injections.

nice BS story, you don't order testosterone injections you either buy vials but cant buy injections And 20k of it is an impossible amount if spend on testosterone alone.

Not to mention that alcohol makes people much more aggressive as testosterone but don't let your prejudice come before a good story.

If testosterone was so dangerous you would see loads of gym fights instead of bar fights... get the picture ?

Aldhouse is a tool, an idiot no need for testosterone or alcohol to make guys like that do what they do. They morons that need to be put away for a long time.

I am sorry Rob, I know you like to appear somewhat of an expert because you are a gym junkie yourself. But my story is absolutely true. The lads made the purchase at the Pharmacy warehouse at the big Supercheap in the centre of the island. They had forty boxes of testosterone. A yellow orange box a bit thinner than a cigarette pack but about twice the size with TESTOSTERONE written in English on the front. Please don't make me have to go down to Supercheap and take a photo to prove you wrong.... At the time I actually commented to the lads that I didn't know it was still legal to purchase testosterone. But clearly it is as you can buy it over the counter in a supermarket. They had forty boxes of the stuff...and some pseudoephedrine and other meds. After it was rung up on the till it came to just over 22K and the guy then counted out 23 brown kings.

Please refrain from calling me a liar in the future...

Edited September 10, 2013 by Phronesis

[Somchai Mao]

He won't do much time in Thailand, that's why he was extradited. He'll be back in blighty on a prisoner exchange deal in 18 months, if he lives that long. Once back in the UK because prison is against his human rights he'll do 5 years max.

On a separate matter, let's be honest here, the only long term farangs in the Bangkok Hilton are those who can't afford to pay the right people. Justice is only served to the poor.

[robblok]

Yes its legal to buy unlike many other steroids, but if they bought that much its hardly for their own use. Maybe for business or something because that is just way too much. I know my steroids as I have read loads about it and have in the past done a cycle of testosterone. I like to keep informed about these things because there is so much BS going around about them by people like you who think people turn into instant monsters out to rip your head from your body. While in fact alcohol is far more likely to do just that.

Pseudoephedrine has been outlawed here in Thailand because you can make yabaa with it (its a perfectly good medicine for colds but hey much easier to outlaw it)

[Jimi007]

He won't do much time in Thailand, that's why he was extradited. He'll be back in blighty on a prisoner exchange deal in 18 months, if he lives that long. Once back in the UK because prison is against his human rights he'll do 5 years max.

On a separate matter, let's be honest here, the only long term farangs in the Bangkok Hilton are those who can't afford to pay the right people. Justice is only served to the poor.

Some posters like you predicted he would never be extradited to Thailand... What happens next, only time will tell.

[robblok]

He won't do much time in Thailand, that's why he was extradited. He'll be back in blighty on a prisoner exchange deal in 18 months, if he lives that long. Once back in the UK because prison is against his human rights he'll do 5 years max.

On a separate matter, let's be honest here, the only long term farangs in the Bangkok Hilton are those who can't afford to pay the right people. Justice is only served to the poor.

Some posters like you predicted he would never be extradited to Thailand... What happens next, only time will tell.

I hope he spends a lot of time here in jail.. not sure if it will happen but I wont predict a thing.

[hanno]

What a scum bag and yes, I also hope that he gets put away for a looooong time.

[Wat dee]

Two flies, one stone.

[Benmart]

The Pitbull's corner of the ring must be flat broke otherwise the "Waitress" would never have arrived in court.

I will get flamed to death for the following statement. But I will make it nonetheless.

The real issue here is not MMA wannbe nut jobs like Aldhouse. I see dozens of his brethren every time I vist Patong, Chalong or Rawai.

These blokes are just "symptoms". The actual disease is the free availability of steroids and other mood altering drugs here in Thailand.

I was in a Pharmacy the other day and there were two very large farang lads in front of me in the register cue who purchased 20,000 THB worth of testosterone injections.

I don't know if Aldhouse used steroids, but I agree with you on one point. Substances such as alcohol, steroids, other drugs, etc. can result in violent behavior. Alcohol seems to be number one in the category of catalysts that result in violence and the commission of crime.