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Monday, January 27, 2014

Karl Slym,Managing Director of Tata Motors dies in fall from Bangkok hotel Sunday Jan 26,2014



British-born Karl Slym (pictured with wife Sally) was on a business trip to Thailand when he was believed to have accidentally fallen from the 22nd floor of the Shangri-La hotel in Bangkok's upmarket Yannawa district (right). The 51-year-old managing director had joined the Indian car giant in October 2012, having been hired to revive flagging sales. He is survived by his wife Sally, who had reportedly accompanied him on the trip

Karl Slym(51)was discovered at the foot of the towering Shangri-La hotel in the city’s upmarket Yannawa district yesterday morning after falling from his 22nd floor bedroom.
The executive, originally from Derby, had checked into the five-star hotel with British wife Sally on Friday and had been due to check out yesterday.

Thailand police said they were called to the hotel around 7.45am on Sunday Jan 26,2014 after staff found Slym's body. 

Thailand Police believe Karl Slym's death may have been a suicide after they discovered a three page hand-written note in English his hotel room. They are in the process of translating it into Thai



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