Woman choses jail over husband
Fifty-four-old Jamnien Thongjib of Tambon Khuha Tai of Rattaphum district of Songkhla province spent Thursday night in jail.
She was charged with carrying an illegal gun.
It sounds like an ordinary story, but the reason she was carrying the gun was not ordinary at all.
Ms Jamnian took the weapon to a police station, saying she wanted to be arrested. She said she preferred to stay in jail rather than spend another day with her husband of 32 years.
Ms Jamnien rode her motorcycle to Rattaphum police station, went directly to a police officer and put her gun, loaded with a single shotgun cartridge, on the desk.
She said she had thought of killing herself to end the problem, but she loved her children and grandchildren. So going to jail was an alternative, because she would still be able to see her loved ones.
She told the police to arrest her because she was fed up staying with her husband because he was emotionally unstable. She would rather be in prison.
The couple have three children and eight grandchildren, she said.
Ms Jamnien said they sometimes argued but still lived together. However, she had lost all patience. As her husband got older his behaviour had changed. Sometimes he would be a nice sweet man, but other times she had to flee the house for her own safety.
Pol Lt Col Somkiat Ostaphun, deputy superintendent of Rattaphum police station, said he sympathised with her, but police still have to charge her. She could face up to one year in the prison, but that would depend on the court, he said.
After being informed of the charge, Ms Jamnien was happy and said thank you to the police for arresting her.