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posted by martyb on Friday July 10 2020, @02:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the R.I.P. dept.

MSI CEO reportedly falls from building to his death:

What just happened? Sheng-Chang "Charles" Chiang, president and CEO of Taiwanese technology company Micro-Star International (MSI), reportedly fell from a building to his death earlier today. The circumstances behind the fall aren’t known at this hour as police are conducting an investigation according to a Google translation of a story originally published by ET Today.

[...] Our thoughts are with the family of Chiang and all of those affected by the matter at MSI.

PC: Charles Chiang, CEO of tech brand MSI, dies at 56 after falling from a building (emphasis in original retained):

The general manager of the technology brand MSI, Charles Chiang, He died Tuesday at age 56 after falling from a seven-story building. The news was reported by Taiwanese media and confirmed by official channels of the company.

Sheng-Chang Chiang died when he fell from a company building, causing him “a severe head injury with a stroke and contusions”, according to local reports. [He] passed away on the way to the hospital.

His fall has been investigated by the Taiwan police since, according to the family, Charles had no reason to commit suicide. The option of a homicide is being considered.

Also at: Tom's Hardware and PC Gamer.


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  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Freeman on Friday July 10 2020, @04:26PM (5 children)

    by Freeman (732) on Friday July 10 2020, @04:26PM (#1019141) Journal

    The mayor was accused of sexual misconduct and pretty obviously committed suicide. The mayor was supposedly a pro feminist, champion of women's rights, who very likely said one thing and acted in quite a different manner. The MSI CEO, who knows, but I wouldn't rule out anything at this point.

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  • (Score: 5, Informative) by Freeman on Friday July 10 2020, @06:25PM (4 children)

    by Freeman (732) on Friday July 10 2020, @06:25PM (#1019178) Journal

    Park Won-soon's daughter reportedly told police he had left a message before leaving the house, leading her to raise the alarm.

    His body was found at Mount Bugak in northern Seoul, near where his phone signal was last detected.

    No cause of death has been officially recorded.

    But police said they were investigating the case as a suicide.

    A note was released that was left by Mr Park in his office. It read: "I apologise to everyone. I thank everyone who was with me in my lifetime. I am so sorry to my family, to whom I have only caused pain. Please cremate my body and scatter the ashes at my parents' grave. Goodbye everyone."

    It is reported that a female employee had filed a sexual harassment claim against the 64-year-old on Wednesday, the day before he went missing, thought there has been no official confirmation of the complaint.

    https://www.bbc.com/news/53346831 [bbc.com]

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    • (Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Friday July 10 2020, @11:50PM (3 children)

      by bzipitidoo (4388) on Friday July 10 2020, @11:50PM (#1019279) Journal

      Don't want to, ah, jump to any conclusions on this. I find it strange that someone who made it big in life would suicide.

      And yet, many East Asian cultures do have a tradition of suicide, to expiate the shame of a huge failure or crime, or as a tactic of desperation. There's the Japanese banzai attacks and Kamikaze fighter pilots, sepukku, and all the other "Death Before Dishonor" stuff: https://youtu.be/O0i2oeoGkEc?t=3319 [youtu.be]

      • (Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @01:59AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @01:59AM (#1019328)

        I find it strange that someone who made it big in life would suicide.

        It is not that uncommon...

        Epstein is just one recent example.

      • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:45AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:45AM (#1019385)

        Suicide rather than surrendering or due to losing face was very common before the rise of Christianity as well. There are many recorded Roman suicides of this nature, among others.

      • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday July 13 2020, @03:43PM

        by Freeman (732) on Monday July 13 2020, @03:43PM (#1020392) Journal

        I might have been a little more skeptical, if he was younger and/or hadn't left a "will like" message for his daughter.

        According to Yonhap News Agency, Park’s daughter filed a police report at around 5:15 p.m. that he “had left home four to five hours ago after leaving words like a will, with his phone currently off.”

        https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/07/09/asia-pacific/seoul-mayor-missing-disappearance-reported-daughter/ [japantimes.co.jp]

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