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by **dawson99** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:32 pm

Ok, so the latest is...he broke a bone in his throat as he fell over whilst being sick in the toilet...

..no, that not fishy at all :Oo:

strange things are afoot at the circle k people

by **66-1120597113** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:34 pm

Something to do with match fixing that he was about to reveal!

Someone obviously didnt want the truth getting out... :alien:

Apparently!

by **adamnbarrett** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:43 pm

Sorry I don't watch Emmerdale

by **The Manhattan Project** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:28 am

I wouldn't be surprised if he was iced.

Lots of money would have been placed on Pakistan to win that competition.

Early exit = Many :censored:

off people.

by **112-1077774096** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:40 am

when i fist heard he ws found in his room i automatically thought that he had a woman in there with him and his heart gave out

by **Pedro Maradona** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:29 am

jamaician cops are saying it was murder now..... RIP Bob Woolmer, very sad indeed

by **112-1077774096** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:38 am

yeah now confirmed as murder

by **112-1077774096** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:41 am

Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered in his hotel room on Sunday after the team's World Cup loss to Ireland, Jamaican police say.

A post-mortem examination established that the former England player had died as a result of "manual strangulation", police Commissioner Lucius Thomas said.

"In these circumstances, the matter of Mr Woolmer's death is now being treated as murder," he added.

Police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

The statement was read by a police spokesman at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel - where Mr Woolmer, 58, was found unconscious by staff on Sunday morning.

Mark Shields, the deputy chief commissioner of Jamaican police, said there could have been one or more people involved in the murder.

"Bob was a large man. It would have taken some significant force to subdue him," Mr Shields said.

He said there were no signs of a struggle or forced entry which would suggest Mr Woolmer knew who his killer or killers were. He urged them to turn themselves over to the police.

All those who were staying or working at the Pegasus hotel where Mr Woolmer was found on Sunday are being questioned and authorities are studying CCTV footage.

Mr Shields said that police were ruling nothing out and had "lots of lines of inquiry".

'Resolute and strong'

Earlier, Jamaican police questioned members of Pakistan's cricket squad over the death.

The Pakistan cricket squad have been questioned by police
After being interviewed for about an hour and fingerprinted, the team left for the resort of Montego Bay.

They are due to return to Pakistan on Saturday but it was not clear if the team would be asked to remain in Jamaica pending the investigation.

The BBC's Andy Gallacher in Kingston says Mr Woolmer's death has cast a long shadow over the cricket World Cup.

However, the sport's governing body, the ICC, said the World Cup would continue as planned.

ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed said Mr Woolmer's death had been "a huge shock" but that it was "a challenge to the game to be resolute and strong and finish in good spirit".

He said the former London Metropolitan Police commissioner Paul Condon was standing by to assist with the murder inquiry.

R.I.P.

by **matrix** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:07 am

ffs this is just terrible news its beyond words... im feeling so sad at the moment...

by **dawson99** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:16 am

Everyone knew as soon as it happened that it was dodgy. Illegal gambling gangs are to blame im sure.

by **66-1120597113** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:36 am

Unconfirmed reports that a bookmaker has been arrested.......A statement is to released in the next 4-6 hours!

by **SouthCoastShankly** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:43 am

The coroner has confirmed the death was due to "manual strangulation" and that police believe more than one person may of been involved.

by **tommycockles** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:34 pm

If i was his ghost writer (for the book he was working on) i would be getting some serious security around me as if he was going to disclose some information on match-fixing i'm sure this guy would know (which is probably why he came out very quickly to say there was no mention of this so far).

Surely someone must know about this as it takes a lot more than a coach to fix games- there must be players, umpires or others involved and all it'll take is one to get a bit nervy and go to the police to blow this wide open.

I'd be very surprised if this story doesn't get much bigger.

by **red37** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:44 pm

Terrible, shocking news. (i cannot stand the game either) that, however is of no relevence here.

Hopefully Mr Woolmers family will one day find the truth about an horrific waste of a talented mans life. In a commercial sport as large as Cricket....its staggering to comprehend the gravity of the details that are being revealed in the Carribean.

R.I.P

by **Big Niall** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:14 pm

I know nothing about cricket and don't care how Ireland do in the world cup but do they think that Pakistan threw the game? - they were 4th best in the world and I could probably get on the Irish cricket team.

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