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Thai Police Await Autopsy Results in Death of Australian Law Firm CEO

Initial indications of heart failure have led investigators to fast-track forensic analysis after the GLG Legal chief was found unresponsive on Koh Samui

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Overview

  • Thai authorities say there are no signs of physical struggle or injury and are not treating Christopher Saines’s death as suspicious.
  • Officers discovered a zip lock bag containing a white powdered substance in Saines’s trouser pocket and have sent it for laboratory testing.
  • Emergency services found the 43-year-old unresponsive around 6 am local time following a midnight massage session at Siam Touch Massage.
  • Saines had been holidaying with his wife and children at the luxury Villa Mia resort when the incident occurred.
  • Since becoming CEO of Brisbane-based GLG Legal in 2014, Saines held roles with the Queensland Law Society and the International Bar Association.