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

• The British man was found dead only wearing his underwear on Friday 
• The pensioner was heartbroken after his lover left him three years ago 
• He was also suffering from a chronic illness that required daily medical attention

A British pensioner plunged to his death from the fifth floor of an apartment block in Thailand this morning.

The 89-year-old man was found dead lying face down in a pool of blood next to the swimming pool at the Star Beach Condotel in Pattaya at around 6am on Friday. 

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

They cordoned off the area and covered up his body, while investigating the death, interviewing the building’s receptionist and the nurse who had been looking after the elderly man. 

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

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