London, Dec 28 : The ex-lover of Sahar Daftary, the model who plunged 150 ft to her death, has claimed that he is `completely innocent'.

Daftary, who won the Face of Asia contest in 2007, fell from a 12th floor flat in Salford Quays, Manchester.

On the day she died, Daftary, from Brentford, West London, is thought to have visited the flat to collect her belongings after pulling out of a fashion show earlier in the day, claiming ill health.

Daftary had married property developer Rashid Jamil, 33, in a Muslim ceremony 12 months ago, but parted ways after discovering that he was apparently already married.

Police arrested him on suspicion of murder after her death and released him on bail after ten hours of interrogation.

London, Dec 25: Former ''Face of Asia'' model Sahar Daftary, who fell 150 feet to her death from a luxury apartment block, told police months before her tragic demise that she had been sexually assaulted.

Daftary, who won the Face of Asia contest in 2007, fell from a 12th floor flat in Salford Quays, Manchester.

Police has confirmed that Daftary had lodged a complaint earlier this year - but then decided not take the matter further.

London, Dec 23 : A model crowned the Face of Asia has fallen 150ft to her death from a luxury block of flats in Greater Manchester after finding out her boyfriend was married.

Sahar Daftary, 23, a Londoner, fell from the 12th storey of the ultra-modern NV buildings in Salford Quays.

Daftary, who won the Face of Asia contest in 2007, is thought to have visited the flat to collect her belongings after pulling out of a fashion show earlier in the day, claiming ill-health.

Friends said the model was distraught to discover subsequently that he was married.