Cancer-stricken wife appeals to Kan Jompluang for help after husband abandons her, deceives creditors, and flees with foreign girlfriend
A Nonthaburi woman with stage 3 breast cancer is seeking help from a prominent figure after her husband abandoned her for a foreign girlfriend, physically assaulted her, and left her responsible for over 200,000 baht in debts he had fraudul
On May 26, Nang Klaew, 34, a legally registered wife from Nonthaburi, filed a complaint with Kan Jompluang (Kanthasak Phongphaibulwet), alleging she was physically assaulted by her husband after discovering he was secretly living with a foreign woman in Chachoengsao Province. The couple had been together for 6 years and have a 2-year-old daughter. Before her husband left, he convinced her family to take out loans exceeding 200,000 baht for his overseas work expenses, but he refused to take responsibility for the debt. Adding to her hardship, Nang Klaew was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer with lymph node involvement.
Nang Klaew explained that she discovered evidence of her husband's infidelity through his phone, where she found years of flirtatious conversations with the foreign woman, including sexual banter and them calling each other husband and wife. In early March, he claimed he was traveling to Chachoengsao for work but immediately cut off all contact. By April, she learned he was living with the foreign woman and tracked them down to a rental house.
When she attempted to retrieve her clothes and belongings that her husband had given to the other woman, including a fan and air conditioner he had taken from their home, he physically attacked her in front of the foreign girlfriend and told her he no longer wanted her and that she should leave his house because he would not accept a sick cancer-stricken wife.
Nang Klaew tearfully stated that her anger intensified because the foreign woman mocked her, saying that Thai law cannot do anything to them because they are a foreigner with no assets to seize in an adultery case. Her husband further challenged her to go ahead and file a complaint, boasting that no one could touch him. She brought video evidence and documentation to request Kan Jompluang's assistance, noting that she is still legally married to her husband and has been falsely accused of trespassing by both of them.
