The ex-wife of British ASOS co-founder Quentin Griffiths has said “I didn’t murder him” after he died in a balcony fall in Pattaya, Thailand. Griffiths, 58, plunged from the 17th floor of his luxury condominium. Thai police are treating the death as a suspected suicide but are awaiting full and final autopsy results before making a final determination.
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Ploy Kringsinthanakun, 43, denied any involvement, telling The Sun: “I had absolutely nothing to do with his death. How could I kill him? How would I know anything about it? I live in Bangkok, I wasn’t in Pattaya.” She said she learned of his death when his lawyer contacted her and described herself as “shocked”.
Police said they were called to the death at 10.30pm on February 9 and investigation found the apartment door was locked from the inside and CCTV checks showed Griffiths was the only person who entered the room before his death. Officers found two opened bottles of wine and a bottle of water inside the condo. A police source said: “The only person who went into the room was Quentin, so we do not believe there was anything suspicious.”
However, questions remain. A wicker chair had been pulled next to the waist-high glass balcony surround and there were hundreds of footprints on the balcony floor. No suicide note was found in the apartment, but an unsealed envelope was seen on the passenger seat of his McLaren 570S parked in the building’s garage, which Pattaya police reported, were linked to the ongoing legal case.
Griffiths’ death followed a prolonged custody dispute and financial battle with Kringsinthanakun over their two children, aged 12 and 11. She alleged he fraudulently sold land and shares worth £500,000 belonging to her company, claims he denied. Court papers cited accusations including “reporting a false message” to police and falsely claiming a land deed was lost, and a further hearing had been due on 23 February.
Griffiths was arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport in January last year and questioned by the Economic Crime Suppression Bureau before being released. The legal proceedings were ongoing at the time of his death.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are supporting the family of a British national who has died in Thailand and are in contact with the local authorities.” ASOS said: “We’re saddened to hear about the passing of Quentin, one of our original co-founders.”
Pictures courtesy of The Sun
Key Takeaways
• Quentin Griffiths died after falling from his Pattaya condominium balcony on 9 February at around 10.30pm.
• His ex-wife Ploy Kringsinthanakun denies any involvement and says she was in Bangkok.
• Thai police are treating the death as a suspected suicide pending final autopsy results.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now The-Sun 21 Feb 2026
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