Asos co-founder dies after Thailand balcony fall

Quentin Griffiths, the co-founder of online fashion giant Asos, has been named by Thai police as the man who plunged to death from a building on 9 February 2026 in the eastern seaside town of Pattaya.

Police were called to investigate the case last Monday night after receiving an alert that a man fell from an 18-floor condominium and was found dead on the ground, a police investigator told the BBC.

He said Griffiths, a British passport holder, was by himself, his room was locked from the inside, and there was no trace of any break-ins at the time of the death. An autopsy did not reveal any evidence of foul play.

Griffiths co-founded Asos in 2000 and remained a significant shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.