Australian sentenced to jail for throwing wife out window

Singapore - A Singapore court on Monday sentenced an Australian project manager who threw his Thai wife out of their fourth-floor bedroom window to 25 months in jail, media reports said.

The court found Jason John Porteous, 36, who pleaded guilty to attempted manslaughter, to have been suffering from depression and alcoholism at the time of the May 17 incident.

Porteous was originally accused of attempted murder, but after a psychiatric assessment the charge was lessened.

A KING WHO WAS POPULAL AMONG HIS PEOPLE (King Birendra)

King of Nepal Reign 31 January 1972 –1 June 2001 Predecessor Mahendra Successor Dipendra Consort Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah Father King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev Mother Indra Rajya Laxmi Born 28 December 1945 Kathmandu, Nepal Died 1 June 2001 (aged 55) Kathmandu, Nepal Religion Hinduism Birendra and Aishwaraya had three children. Prince Dipendra (27 June 1971 – 4 June 2001) Princess Shruti (15 October 1976 – 1 June 2001) Prince Nirajan (6 November 1977–1 June 2001) Known As: A soft-spoken man with glasses and a mustacheKing Birendra was 10th in his line to rule Nepal and considered by some to be an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.On formal occasions, the king was known for stilted speeches full of jargon that did not generate much inspiration.He was more at ease and best liked for listening closely to the problems of common people, especially poor villagers in a country that is among the poorest in the world with ...

A KING WHO WAS FAMOUS (His Majesty King Mahendra)

King Mahendra Born > 11 June 1920 Father > King Tribhuvan Bir Bikram Shah Married To > Indra Rajya Laxmi, daughter of General Hari Shamsher Rana in 1940 . Three sons > Birendra, Gyanendra, and Dhirendra Three daughters >Shanti, Sharada and Shobha. After Queen Indra died in 1950. In 1952 Mahendra married Indra's sister Ratna Rajya Lakshmi Devi. Crowned > May 2, 1956 Mahendra was made a British Field Marshal in 1960. Mahendra implemented a land reform policy, which provided land to many landless people. The Mahendra Highway (also called East-West Highway) that runs along the entire Terai belt in southern Nepal was constructed during his reign. He played a key role in making Nepal a member of the United Nations. Mahendra died with a heart attack while hunting in Chitwan with Tiger Tops Hotel. It is believed that his death was a conspiracy of CIA as John Coapman who was also proprietor of Chitwan with Tiger Tops Hotel was ...

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