Quentin Griffiths, a co-founder of the online fashion company Asos, has died. He was 58 years old. His body was found on February 9th in Pattaya, Thailand. Police are investigating how he died.
Mr. Griffiths is believed to have fallen from his apartment building. He lived on the 17th floor. Thai police are looking into the details of his death. They think it might have been suicide. However, no evidence of a crime has been found yet.
Griffiths helped start Asos in London in 2000. He left the company in 2005. He still owned a part of Asos. A spokesman for Asos said they were very sad. He was important in the early days of Asos.
Police are looking at pressures Mr. Griffiths may have faced. They are considering two legal problems. He was in a dispute with his wife about a business. An acquaintance said Griffiths was worried about legal action.
His apartment was locked from the inside. There was no sign of forced entry. Security cameras did not show anyone entering his home. Papers about the lawsuits were found in his apartment. These legal issues were a big concern for him.
The death is a sad event. Griffiths was important to Asos. Police are still investigating. They want to understand what happened. The fashion world remembers him.