Quentin Griffiths, who co-founded British fast-fashion retailer ASOS, has died after a fall from a balcony in Thailand, Thai police stated on Friday (Feb 20).
Police advised Reuters that Griffiths, 58, had fallen from the seventeenth ground of an condo block within the seaside resort metropolis of Pattaya on Feb 9.
The police went to the scene and located the physique of a British nationwide, whom they recognized as Quentin John Griffiths, on the bottom straight beneath the balcony.
Preliminary investigations counsel suicide and there are not any indications of foul play, police stated. CCTV confirmed no signal of anyone coming into his condo, the place he had lived alone, however his physique has been despatched for an post-mortem, they added.
The police additionally quoted a Thai good friend of Griffiths as saying the Briton had been nervous about lawsuits from his former spouse, a Thai nationwide.
Paperwork associated to these lawsuits have been present in his condo, the police stated.
The case didn’t initially appeal to media consideration in Pattaya, which has a big contingent of international residents, till The Solar newspaper in Britain reported it on Thursday.
The BBC stated Griffiths had been alone in his unit, and his room was locked on the within. It added that Thai police stated Griffiths had been concerned in two ongoing court docket instances that may have prompted him stress.
Information shops The Solar and Day by day Mail stated the millionaire had been accused by his Thai ex-wife of stealing £500,000 (US$672,000) from an organization they operated collectively.
The stories stated Griffith was arrested final yr over the matter and launched after questioning, as police continued their probe.
ASOS was based in 2000 by Griffiths and Nick Robertson underneath the title As Seen On Display screen. The corporate transitioned to its current title in 2003.
Griffiths remained a big shareholder after leaving the corporate.
Based on its web site, the style big has 17 million energetic clients in over 150 markets.
