A retired Australian Army major who moved to Thailand and married a younger woman after allegedly drowning his wife admitted he was living a 'cliché' in a message to a friend, a court has heard.
Scottish-born Graeme Davidson, 56, who also served in the British Army, is accused of murdering his wife Jacqueline, 54, during a Queensland kayaking trip in November 2020.
He is further accused of fraud offences over claims on his wife's life insurance policies worth more than $1million following what police originally determined to be an accidental death.
At a bail application on Wednesday, the Brisbane Supreme Court heard Davidson had texted a friend while living in Thailand, where he had moved four months after his wife drowned.
Davidson married local woman Pick Pattraporn in December 2022, and made the 'cliché' confession in a message to his mate in 2023, the court heard.
