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Brisbane Lawyer Found Dead with Powder at Thailand Massage Parlour

KOH SAMUI, THAILAND, JUL 8 – Christopher Saines, 43, died from suspected natural causes after a traditional oil massage; no foul play is suspected, and a post-mortem is pending, police said.

  • Christopher Saines, a 43-year-old Australian lawyer and CEO of Brisbane's GLG Legal, was found dead early Monday at Siam Touch Massage parlour on Koh Samui, Thailand.
  • Saines had been holidaying with his family and left his luxury villa late Sunday night before arriving barefoot and with a beer at the parlour for a traditional massage.
  • After a one-hour massage costing 400 baht, masseuse Premyupa returned two hours later around 6am to find Saines unresponsive and discovered he was no longer breathing.
  • Police found a ziplock bag with a white powder suspected to be cocaine in Saines' pocket but confirmed lab testing is needed, and initial inquiries suggest heart failure as cause of death.
  • Authorities are investigating the parlour’s licensing and the circumstances of Saines’ death, while his family expressed profound sorrow and received consular assistance from DFAT.
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ASEAN NOW formerly Thai Visa Forum broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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