British pensioner (89) falls to his death from fifth floor balcony in Thailand

A British pensioner fell to his death from the fifth floor of a residential building in Thailand this morning.

The 89-year-old man was found dead at around 06:00 on Friday, lying face down in a pool of blood by the pool at the Star Beach Condotel in Pattaya.

Local police arrived at the scene and discovered that the Brit was wearing only his blue underpants and had a bandage around his head.

They cordoned off the area and covered his body while they investigated the death and interviewed the building’s receptionist and the nurse who cared for the elderly man.

They said he had been heartbroken since his younger lover left him three years ago.

Security guard Sornsak Sopha (40) said: “People who lived in the condominium told me that someone fell from a building. So I rushed to look and found that the person who had fallen was a foreigner.

“He died and at first I was very shocked and couldn’t do anything. “When I gathered my thoughts I called the police to investigate.”

The man’s carer, Anansit Suttaso (57), said the retired Brit suffered from a chronic illness that required nightly medical care.

She said: “He often complained to me that he missed his partner and lover who had been gone for over three years. I never thought something like this would happen.’

Police Colonel Thanaphong Phothi, chief inspector of Pattaya City Police Station, said he had ordered officers to investigate.

The police official said: “Forensic officers are checking the room and officers are reviewing CCTV footage from the entire area to collect evidence and close the case.”

“There are no signs of a fight or robbery in the deceased’s room.”

The pensioner’s body has now been taken to a local hospital for an autopsy and the British Embassy in Bangkok has been notified.

MailOnline has contacted the UK Foreign Office for comment.