| New Doubts Over Woolmer Murder |
By BBC - Caribbean
May 14, 2007
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| A senior British pathologist reviewing the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer has concluded that he was not strangled, according to press reports. |
However Jamaican authorities are for the moment sticking to their position that Mr. Woolmer was murdered.
The Jamaica Gleaner newspaper reported on Sunday that British investigators now believed Mr. Woolmer likely died of heart failure from natural causes. |
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| Meanwhile The Times of London reported that Dr Nat Carey, a British government pathologist, had reviewed autopsy reports, photographs and other evidence on behalf of Jamaican law enforcement authorities and concluded that the World Cup cricket coach was not strangled. |
| The Times quoted an unnamed source as saying Dr Carey had decided the death was not from asphyxiation due to strangulation. |
| This after the Jamaican police had originally suggested Mr. Woolmer had been strangled. |
| Referring to the original pathologist report, a statement issued by the Police on March 22nd claimed “Mr. Woolmer’s death was due to asphyxia as a result of strangulation.”. |
In light of the recent reports in the press, the Jamaican Constabulary Force has issued a further statement claiming that the reports that appeared in the media were inaccurate and unhelpful to their ongoing investigation.
Mr. Woolmer was found unconscious in his Kingston hotel room on March 18 and |
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| pronounced dead in hospital. |
| The previous day, his Pakistan team had lost in cricket's World Cup to underdog Ireland sparking speculation about match fixing. |
| BBC Caribbean Report also contacted London's Scotland Yard, who have been involved in the investigation but The Yard declined to comment on the recent press reports. |
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