The previous wife of Asos co-founder Quentin Griffiths has said she had ‘nothing to do along with his death’ after he fell from a balcony in Thailand.
The multi-millionaire, 58, reportedly plunged from an 18-floor complex in Pattaya, south of Bangkok, on February 9.
Before his death, Quentin and his ex-wife, Ploy Kringsinthanakun, 43, were caught up in court proceedings wherein she accused him of stealing £500,000 price of shares and land from her company, The Sun reported.
The retail entrepreneur’s fatal fall followed a lengthy custody battle along with his former wife over their two children.
Ploy has made clear she was not involved in her ex-husband’s death.
‘I had absolutely nothing to do along with his death. How could I kill him? How would I do know anything about it? I live in Bangkok — I wasn’t in Pattaya,’ she told The Sun.
The Asos co-founder, a British national, was by himself along with his room locked from the within, and there was no evidence of a break-in on the time of his death, police told the BBC.
A post-mortem of Quentin’s body didn’t reveal any foul play.
Ploy said it had been greater than 4 years since she last contacted her ex-husband after she discovered he ‘had one other woman’, claiming he prevented her from seeing their children for five years.
She said: ‘I only learned about his death when his lawyer called each me and my lawyer to rearrange a negotiation regarding the case.
‘After all I’m sad about his death, he’s the daddy of my children, so I’m apprehensive about them and what they’re going through.
‘I fought with him a lot up to now, but I moved on and just desired to be treated fairly.’
Quentin co-founded Asos in 2000 as a web site to seek out clothes at reasonably priced prices, but remained a major shareholder after leaving the firm five years later.
In an announcement, the corporate said: ‘We’re saddened to listen to concerning the passing of Quentin, considered one of our original co-founders.
‘He played a crucial role in Asos’s earliest days, and we’re ceaselessly grateful for his contribution.
‘Our thoughts are along with his family and friends.’
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said: ‘We’re supporting the family of a British national who has died in Thailand and are involved with the local authorities.’
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