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Star Wars fanatic choked his Thai bride to death after she destroyed his collection of toys
Daily Mail ^ | November 3, 2011 | Rob Cooper

Posted on 11/03/2011 2:33:31 AM PDT by markomalley

A Star Wars fanatic choked his Thai bride to death after she destroyed his prized collection of toys.

Rickie la Touche, 30, said his wife had had damaged his treasured Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker memorabilia which he had been collecting since he was a child.

During a subsequent row he suffocated Pornpilai Srisroy, 28, before running off to his mother's house to tell her what he had done.

The mother-of-one was later discovered dead on the couple's bed covered with a duvet and pillow in Leigh, Greater Manchester.

He was jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years yesterday after a jury found him guilty of murder. He had admitted manslaughter.

La Touche - also known as Rickie Nehls - told police his wife had smashed up his Star Wars collection as part of a campaign to 'make his life hell.'

He claimed he was a henpecked husband who 'flipped' after she threatened to leave him to go back to her native Thailand.

He first met her in a bar while on holiday in Bangkok in Thailand in 2001, Preston Crown Court was told.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: darthvader; deathstar; lukeskywalker; mamasboy; sextourism; thailand; unitedkingdom
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To: markomalley
The bride was not as forgiving as the Emperor.
41 posted on 11/03/2011 5:45:32 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (I've been dipping into my jar full of Hope & Change just to buy gas!!)
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To: markomalley

42 posted on 11/03/2011 5:45:53 AM PDT by Jonah Hex ("To Serve Manatee" is a cookbook!)
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To: Go Gordon
Can you define "doing"?

Point taken. But, then again, we are dealing with the Eurozone, here.

43 posted on 11/03/2011 5:46:17 AM PDT by Calusa (The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
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To: markomalley

44 posted on 11/03/2011 5:47:27 AM PDT by Jonah Hex ("To Serve Manatee" is a cookbook!)
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To: Jonah Hex

That is priceless...


45 posted on 11/03/2011 5:48:05 AM PDT by ToxicMich (If I catch you sleeping in this space AGAIN, I'M GONNA KICK YOUR # "?/%")
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To: markomalley

“Rickie la Touche”.... More like Rickie the Douche...


46 posted on 11/03/2011 5:49:58 AM PDT by ToxicMich (If I catch you sleeping in this space AGAIN, I'M GONNA KICK YOUR # "?/%")
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To: markomalley

Apparently the Force was NOT with her.

Regarding the killer, evidently the delusion was strong with that one.

Yoda’s cardinal rule: Touch never the toys that to a Star Wars fan belong totally.


47 posted on 11/03/2011 5:51:19 AM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are the enemies of freedom.)
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To: BigCinBigD

Well, it was kinda dark in that bar when he met her...

48 posted on 11/03/2011 5:53:47 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: Adder

It is common for Thai women to shorten their sometimes long-ish actual names, to a one-syllable name for daily use.

Names beginning with the sound “porn” are not uncommon.

I in fact met a Thai woman whose name did start that way, and she did use the shorter name “Porn”.

I could not bring myself to call her that, and used her full name.


49 posted on 11/03/2011 5:54:51 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (America First)
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To: ToxicMich

50 posted on 11/03/2011 5:59:10 AM PDT by Jonah Hex ("To Serve Manatee" is a cookbook!)
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To: kearnyirish2

Don’t try to frighten us with your sorcerous ways, Lord Kearnyirish2. Your sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you enough power to save your Tauntaun collection!


51 posted on 11/03/2011 6:09:55 AM PDT by No_More_Harkin
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To: Go Gordon
Can you define "doing"?

Point taken. But, then again, we are dealing with the Eurozone, here.

52 posted on 11/03/2011 6:17:50 AM PDT by Calusa (The pump don't work cause the vandals took the handles. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
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To: edpc

He’s going to get his wamp rat bullseyed while in prison...


53 posted on 11/03/2011 6:22:28 AM PDT by strider44
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To: strider44

By the time he gets out, it’ll probably be bigger than 2 meters.


54 posted on 11/03/2011 6:30:24 AM PDT by edpc (My silence IS an answer)
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Wake Up And Donate!


Click The Pic

Let's Make The Bar Yellow!

55 posted on 11/03/2011 6:57:07 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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To: markomalley

There’s a book called “Private Dancer” about a guy from England who becomes obsessed with a Thai bar girl.

It does a good job of showing where both the girl and the guy are coming from, and how things slowly went downhill.
Particularly it shows how the Thai girl’s attitude, which seems irrational and arbitrary to the guy, is quite rational given her situation and the dictates of Thai culture.

However, it takes place mostly in Thailand, and the ending is quite different.

That book is not quite believable, but this situation in England sounds ten times more insane.


56 posted on 11/03/2011 7:38:20 AM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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To: stormhill

It gets better than that.

Kittiporn is a common Thai name.

And next time you’re in a Thai restaurant, ask them how to say “pumpkin” in Thai. Better yet, if you’re into the group thing, ask how you say “pumpkin curry”.

But the name of Thailand’s capital is NOT Bangkok. It’s actually:

Krung thep mahanakhon bovorn ratanakosin mahintharayutthaya mahadilok pop noparatratchathani burirom udomratchanivetmahasathan amornpiman avatarnsathit sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit


57 posted on 11/03/2011 7:45:01 AM PDT by Flash Bazbeaux
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58 posted on 11/03/2011 7:49:14 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: markomalley
Hmm...I sense something. A limerick is forming...

A young Jedi choked his wife.
She trashed the work of his young life.
When he realized what he'd done,
He ran off to tell his Mum.

59 posted on 11/03/2011 8:56:33 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Attacking Wall Street because you're jobless is like burning down Whole Foods because you're hungry.)
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To: LeoWindhorse
I like the Robey version better. She's nicer to look at.
60 posted on 11/03/2011 9:00:54 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Attacking Wall Street because you're jobless is like burning down Whole Foods because you're hungry.)
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