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30/04/2007
Woolmer 'was poisoned'
Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, who was strangled at the Cricket World Cup six weeks ago, was also poisoned, a BBC investigation has claimed.
BBC's 'Panorama' programme said that preliminary results of toxicology tests meant that it now seemed certain that Woolmer was rendered incapable of resisting before he was strangled.
The investigation said that a drug had been found in Woolmer's body, which would have left him incapacitated.
Adam Parsons from 'Panorama' said: "Those tests will show there was a drug in his system that would have incapacitated Mr Woolmer. It now seems certain that as he was being strangled, he'd already been rendered helpless - leaving him unable to fight back."
The final results of the toxicology report are due to be given to Jamaican police next week.
Woolmer, 58, was found unconscious in his hotel room at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on March 18, 24 hours after Pakistan lost to Ireland in the first round of the Cricket World Cup. He died later in hospital.
His body was flown back to his home in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday.
'Panorama: Murder at the World Cup' is due to be shown on BBC1 at 8:30pm on Monday.
(KMcA/JM)
BBC's 'Panorama' programme said that preliminary results of toxicology tests meant that it now seemed certain that Woolmer was rendered incapable of resisting before he was strangled.
The investigation said that a drug had been found in Woolmer's body, which would have left him incapacitated.
Adam Parsons from 'Panorama' said: "Those tests will show there was a drug in his system that would have incapacitated Mr Woolmer. It now seems certain that as he was being strangled, he'd already been rendered helpless - leaving him unable to fight back."
The final results of the toxicology report are due to be given to Jamaican police next week.
Woolmer, 58, was found unconscious in his hotel room at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on March 18, 24 hours after Pakistan lost to Ireland in the first round of the Cricket World Cup. He died later in hospital.
His body was flown back to his home in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday.
'Panorama: Murder at the World Cup' is due to be shown on BBC1 at 8:30pm on Monday.
(KMcA/JM)
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12 June 2007
Woolmer 'not murdered'
Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered and died of natural causes, Jamaican police have announced. Mr Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room in Kingston on March 18, just 24 hours after his team lost to Ireland in a shock defeat in the cricket World Cup. He died later that day in hospital.
Woolmer 'not murdered'
Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was not murdered and died of natural causes, Jamaican police have announced. Mr Woolmer was found unconscious in his hotel room in Kingston on March 18, just 24 hours after his team lost to Ireland in a shock defeat in the cricket World Cup. He died later that day in hospital.
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26 March 2007
CCTV footage studied in Woolmer murder investigation
Police in Jamaica are studying footage from the hotel corridor where murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's room was in a bid to find images of his killer or killers.
CCTV footage studied in Woolmer murder investigation
Police in Jamaica are studying footage from the hotel corridor where murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer's room was in a bid to find images of his killer or killers.
23 March 2007
Woolmer was strangled in hotel room
Further tests have revealed that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered. The full post-mortem on the 58-year-old former England cricketer who died on Sunday showed that he had died as a result of what Jamacian police said was "manual strangulation".
Woolmer was strangled in hotel room
Further tests have revealed that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered. The full post-mortem on the 58-year-old former England cricketer who died on Sunday showed that he had died as a result of what Jamacian police said was "manual strangulation".
21 March 2007
Woolmer death is 'suspicious'
The death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is being treated as suspicious, Jamaican police have said. The 58-year-old died on Sunday hours after he was found unconscious in his hotel room at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. His death came 24 hours after Pakistan lost to Ireland in the cricket World Cup.
Woolmer death is 'suspicious'
The death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is being treated as suspicious, Jamaican police have said. The 58-year-old died on Sunday hours after he was found unconscious in his hotel room at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston. His death came 24 hours after Pakistan lost to Ireland in the cricket World Cup.
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