US EditionAsos co-founder dies after Thailand balcony fall
Quentin Griffiths, 58, died after falling from his 17th-floor apartment; police found no initial evidence of foul play amid ongoing legal disputes and stress factors.
- On February 9, Quentin Griffiths fell from the 17th floor of an apartment block in Pattaya and was found dead outside the 18-floor The Elysium complex.
- Griffiths had been embroiled in a bitter dispute with his Thai ex-wife, who accused him of stealing £500,000 from their joint company, and he faced two ongoing court cases after an arrest last year.
- At the scene officers found Griffiths' body beneath the balcony, his flat was locked from the inside with documents related to lawsuits, and an autopsy found no foul play but tests continue.
- The Foreign Office said it is supporting the family of the deceased and is in contact with local authorities, while Thai police publicly disclosed the death this week and launched an investigation.
- ASOS has grown into a �3 billion business serving 17 million active customers across over 150 markets, and after selling shares in 2010 Griffiths reportedly earned �15m.
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Co-founder of British retailer Asos dies after falling from balcony in Thailand
Quentin Griffiths, who co-founded British fast-fashion retailer Asos, has died after a fall from a balcony in Thailand, Thai police said on Friday. Police said that Griffiths, 58, had fallen from the 17th floor of a flat block in the seaside resort city of Pattaya on February 9. The police went to the scene and found the body of a British national, whom they identified as Quentin John Griffiths, on the ground directly below the balcony, they sai…
One of the co-founders of the British fashion company Asos, Quentin Griffiths, has died in Thailand after falling from the 17th floor of a building in the tourist and coastal town of Pattaya, as confirmed by the police this Friday to EFE. Authorities confirmed the identity of the 58-year-old deceased, whose body was found on 9 February in front of an apartment building in Pattaya, located about 150 kilometers south-east of Bangkok. The police in…
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