58-year-old Quentin Griffiths, co-founder of online fashion retailer Asos, died after mysteriously falling from the 17th floor balconyt of an apartment building in Pattaya, Thailand. The incident took placeon February 9 but came to light after 10 days. A police investigator told the BBC that Griffiths, a British passport holder, was by himself in the room which was locked from the inside, There was no trace of any break-ins at the time of the death. An autopsy did not reveal any evidence of foul play.
Cops confirmed that Griffiths was staying in the luxury hotel as a long-term resident. He was involved in two ongoing court cases that might have caused him stress, police said. Griffiths was separated from his second wife, a Thai national, and had reportedly been engaged in a legal dispute with her over a business they ran together. The wife accused him of stealing from the company.
