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By Debbie Williams Reporter

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Published: Mon, June 16, 2008 - 5:32 pm

Debbie Williams

When police arrived at a house just east of Foley, David Mumford, also known as Don Welsh, came out bloodied and with his hands in the air. His wife, Terri Welsh had been shot to death inside the home.
"I knew something was wrong when I heard all the commotion back there and I went out my back door." Ellamae Lovelady lives across from the house. Once she heard what had happened, she says she wasn't surprised. "He was very verbally abusive with her used bad language and a lot of yelling over there."
Neighbors say Mumford spent Father's Day fishing with his youngest son. When he came home he left the boy in the truck, went inside and shot the boys mother the big question now is, why?
"I believe he said he just lost his temper and started shooting at her." Foley Police Chief David Wilson says Welsh had planned to leave her husband. She locked him out of the house, but he kicked in the door, grabbed a gun and started shooting. She ran into another room where their older son was playing a computer game. "The 14 year old son got up and kicked the gun out of his Dad's hand, which stopped the shooting but he'd already fatally wounded her. The Dad then attacked the son."
"What we do now is pray for those boys." Billy Nale is the family's pastor at First Baptist Church in Foley. "This is a scene they will never forget. All we can do is just ask God to put an extra measure of his grace upon these boys and upon this family."
"Anyone that's had any contact with the kids the only way I can describe that is they are devastated."
Wilson says Mumford has shown no remorse. He is in the Baldwin County Jail charged with murder.
The two children are staying with their older brother. This is the first murder of the year in Foley.

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Listen buddy, it doesn’t sound like anyone is disputing your little harrassion communitcations thing, but let me tell you, I had someone strangle me and try to break my neck, I had him arrested and he got off with only 150 dollar fine (for trying to take my life) yeah, that is justice right, he was right back harrassing me as soon as he got out. So don’t act like the cops down here in little ol foley acually care about anything except harrassing the innocent. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know, I don’t know the lady that was murdered here, but I don’t believe she should take the blame for her fate because her husband was a crazy lunitic that didn’t want to be alone. I sincerely pray for her children and for the greif process of her family.

Posted by meluck on 06/21/08 - 10:13 pm • Report Abuse

Well, I have personally not EVER been in a abusive relationship, but my Mother was. Sure she put up with it for a while, then one day she woke up, BEFORE IT WAS TO LATE, and packed her stuff and moved away. Of course, this was after having a gun put to her head several times, and having a pet billy-goat decapitated and the head thrown in her lap. Leaving a abusive relationship, can be compared to getting off of a drug, IT’S UP TO YOU, to decide it’s time for a change, no one else can do it for you. So many times I’ve seen my (ex)girlfriends leave an abusive relationship, only to go right back after a few weeks. Sometimes it seems like they almost like getting black eyes, and bloody noses. All I’m saying is, there’s many options offered to women in an abusive relationship, there’s homes just for that reason. YOU have to want the help, they can’t go knocking door to door looking for you.

Posted by DEW26M on 06/18/08 - 6:23 pm • Report Abuse

yes you are right it is easy to get someone arrested, and you just said the one thing that proves it’s not all that easy to GET AWAY FROM THE SITUATION.... your cases were thrown out, yours was just as simple as phone calls, but there is a HUGE difference between phone calls and physical abuse. People can not say it’s easy to leave unless you’ve been in the situation yourself, and you do not qualify for that by getting your cases thrown out of court and for it being phone calls. Sorry but until you’ve been in physical abusive relationship, DO NOT EVER SAY IT IS JUST AS SIMPLE AS GETTING UP AND LEAVING.

Posted by uamags on 06/18/08 - 5:53 pm • Report Abuse

I’ll tell you this much, I was arrested 3 times for HARASSING COMMUNICATIONS, nothing more, nothing less!! Don’t try to tell me it’s not that easy, because it is. A simple phone call, is plenty enough to get someone locked up. If you do not believe me look here:
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm

YOU have to read and KNOW the law, before you can expect any officer to go “Above And Beyond” for you. I have no reason to lie, I was arrested 3 times for simple phone calls, trying to see my son. Each case was thrown out of court, but that was after I had to bond out, costing me 150$ dollars each time. So DO NOT tell me it’s not “that easy” to have someone arrested, because I have the paperwork to prove “IT IS”!!!

Posted by DEW26M on 06/18/08 - 5:46 pm • Report Abuse

facts are facts, you are damn if and damn if dont. She tried to get out and you see what happened to terri. only the people being abused can help their self out of it. i dont care what anyone says, she did not deserve this or the life she had to put up with, she was scared and she finally got up the nerve to leave and you see what happened to her. sad thing is now she finally has found peace, she can rest now and never have to have someone hurting her now. we should worry for those babies that now have not got her in there life, but they are better now and also do not have him hurting them now. it sucks it came to this, the world lost a wonderful lady and mother.

Posted by ringo on 06/18/08 - 4:21 pm • Report Abuse

I knew you had to be a man before I read your last post. I am glad you think it is that easy.It’s not! I can assure you. And I believe if she had you arrested there is more to the story than you just called her to get visitation. It’s not that easy in Alabama. And as far as calling the police on a neighbor. You can’t call unless you know something is going on right then and 9 out of 10 times you never see what is going on behind closed doors. Only the one being abused can have something done. That I know for a FACT!

Posted by camaysha on 06/18/08 - 3:25 pm • Report Abuse

Thats right if everyone thinks it is that easy to just get up and walk away and leave someone that is abusvie, specially those who are people that the abuser owes everything and allows you to have nothing or any life outside the home. So Dew26M, if you know the way of leaving easy, teach us all.

Posted by ringo on 06/18/08 - 3:08 pm • Report Abuse

What a nut case this guy is. Death penalty please- to show that this is not ok! Oh and how do you leave someone when they own everything and control all money in the household?? Does the govt. help you out when you leave? So those that say just leave how did you do it??? Share with others and help them before they die. Yes Terri is my niece so I wish this wouldn’t have come to this ending.

Posted by firelady on 06/18/08 - 1:31 pm • Report Abuse

OHHHHHHH, I just thought of something else too!! ALABAMA is the easiest states in the USA to have someone arrested for Domestic Violence/Harassing Communications, therefore if you live in Alabama you have NO excuse for not calling the police! TRUST ME, I know, my baby’s momma, had me arrested 3 times in one week, just for CALLING her on the phone, to check on my son, and ask if I could see him. So don’t tell me, it can’t be done. I can call Alabama from Canada right now, and tell them you are harassing me, and they will come to pick you up. I also wanna note, that neighbors, should care a little more about each other, and not be afraid to call the police when they feel something is not right. YOU CAN make an anonymous report, and have the police/sheriff, check on your neighbors. IF THEY SAY YOU CAN’T, THEY ARE LYING TO YOU!!!!!

Posted by DEW26M on 06/17/08 - 6:16 pm • Report Abuse

I’m sorry but anyone who stays in an abusive relationship is just stupid. You can come up here and cry and whine about this and that. But it’s up to you to wake up and say “I GOT TO LEAVE”!!!!! If you have to call the cops,move to a shelter,or move to another state. You can’t give me ANY excuse that will remove the blame from YOU. YOU HAVE OPTIONS, IT’S UP TO YOU TO USE THEM!!!!! The worse excuse I ever heard was “If I leave he’s gonna kill me!!” Guess what “IF YOU STAY HE’S GONNA KILL YOU TOO”!!

Posted by DEW26M on 06/17/08 - 5:54 pm • Report Abuse