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Asos co-founder dies in apartment fall

Published: February 23, 2026 at 8:52 am

Author: Jonathan Symcox

A co-founder of online fashion giant Asos has died in Thailand.

Quentin Griffiths has been named by Thai police as the man found dead following a fall from an 18-storey apartment block in the eastern seaside city of Pattaya on 9th February.

Griffiths, 58, was a long-term resident on the 17th floor. Police said initial investigations suggested suicide as Griffiths was by himself, his room was locked and there was no evidence of a break-in.

An autopsy did not reveal any evidence of foul play, they added.

Griffiths was involved in two ongoing court cases that might have caused him stress, police told the BBC.

Separated from his second wife, a Thai national, he had reportedly been engaged in a legal dispute with her over a business they ran together.

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