Scot accused of killing wife danced down the street with new wife two years after first wife's death
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A SCOTS ex-Army captain charged in Australia with murdering his wife on a kayaking trip got hitched to a new Thai bride just two years after the tragedy.
Graeme Davidson, 55, tied the knot in a traditional ceremony to new love Pick Pattraporn after the loss of Jacqueline, 54, while canoeing in Australia in November 2020.
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Graeme Davidson, 55, tied the knot in a traditional ceremony to new love Pick Pattraporn
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Beaming Davidson is pictured wearing a kilt and military medals as he gets hitched at a luxury resort in Hua Hin
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The Scot is charged in Australia with murdering his wife on a kayaking trip
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Aussie cops nabbed him on Sunday, with officers capturing his arrest on video.
Beaming Davidson is pictured wearing a kilt and military medals as he gets hitched at a luxury resort in Hua Hin, Thailand in December 2022.
The wedding pictures emerged as we revealed Davidson was facing criminal charges over fellow Scot Jacqueline's death.
It had previously been thought that the beautician fell into the water and drowned accidentally at Lake Samsonvale, north of Brisbane.
But Aussie cops later launched a murder probe after a coroner's report uncovered new evidence.
It's understood police had considered seeking Davidson's extradition from Thailand where he has been living since the tragedy.
But instead they waited until he returned down under and then nabbed him on Sunday, with cops capturing his arrest on video.
A source said Davidson, who also served as a Major in the Australian Army, had returned to the country to see his daughter get married.
He has been charged with domestic violence murder as well as fraud and attempted fraud.
Images of his latest nuptials in the coastal city south of Bangkok give a glimpse into the new life he's been enjoying in recent years.
It's understood he moved to the South East Asian country in April 2012 - five months after the alleged murder.
The Glaswegian was pictured looking thrilled while celebrating the big day surrounded by his new wife's family and friends.
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One well wisher who reacted to pictures of the Thai celebration wrote: 'My dear friend Pick Pattraporn. I'm glad that my friend's life has changed so quickly.
'From already good, to best - envious!'
We told how Davidson had returned to Oz for his daughter's wedding when cops swooped.
A family friend said: 'Graeme's daughter Robyn was set to get married so the cops must have known that he was coming back and decided to hang on for that.
'The news has left us devastated. Jacqueline was a beautiful woman - very bubbly and full of life.'
Davidson was in the British Army for 22 years, from 1987 to 2009, rising to the rank of Captain. He then transferred to the Australian Army.
It was believed he and his wife got married in 1994 and went on to have three kids - son Hamish and their daughters Robyn and Brooke.
He was refused police bail and did not attend Brisbane magistrate's court on Monday. Another hearing has been set for May 19.
Detective Inspector Steve Windsor said: 'The combined life insurance was in excess of one million Australian dollars (£486,000).
"There was an attempted fraud, a claim was made.'
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