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How the hell could the Jamaican Medial Examier screw up such a high profile case like this so much ? Now can u imagine how many other people died and were misdiagnosed ?
April 29, 2007, 11:56 pm
Cricket Coach Also Poisoned, BBC Says
By Mike Nizza
Tags: pakistan, sports
In the hours after he coached Pakistan’s national team to an embarrassing World Cricket Cup loss in Jamaica, Bob Woolmer was murdered by strangulation. The police have confirmed that much.
Bob Woolmer, Pakistan’s coach, died shortly after the loss. (Credit: Mike Hutchings/Reuters)
Now, the BBC is reporting that he was not only strangled, but also poisoned, bringing together two previous reports that didn’t seem to add up.
The poison would have left the former professional athlete “unable to fight back,” the report said.
Mark Shields, Jamaica’s deputy police commissioner, didn’t confirm the report, but he did say that “the lack of external injuries” in the strangling of such a large man “suggests that there might be some other factors.”
It may also suggest why the initial autopsy falsely concluded that Mr. Woolmer’s death was natural.
The BBC said that the poison itself was “very likely to offer a significant lead” in an inquiry that has lasted since late March.
Last week, Mr. Shields tried to lower expectations for a quick resolution to the case when he said the investigation would “take some time.” He also dismissed one of the most eyebrow-raising reports in the case that said snake venom was used in the murder.
The body of Bob Woolmer finally arrived home in South Africa on Sunday, more than a month after his death. His family planned a private funeral.
April 29, 2007, 11:56 pm
Cricket Coach Also Poisoned, BBC Says
By Mike Nizza
Tags: pakistan, sports
In the hours after he coached Pakistan’s national team to an embarrassing World Cricket Cup loss in Jamaica, Bob Woolmer was murdered by strangulation. The police have confirmed that much.
Bob Woolmer, Pakistan’s coach, died shortly after the loss. (Credit: Mike Hutchings/Reuters)Now, the BBC is reporting that he was not only strangled, but also poisoned, bringing together two previous reports that didn’t seem to add up.
The poison would have left the former professional athlete “unable to fight back,” the report said.
Mark Shields, Jamaica’s deputy police commissioner, didn’t confirm the report, but he did say that “the lack of external injuries” in the strangling of such a large man “suggests that there might be some other factors.”
It may also suggest why the initial autopsy falsely concluded that Mr. Woolmer’s death was natural.
The BBC said that the poison itself was “very likely to offer a significant lead” in an inquiry that has lasted since late March.
Last week, Mr. Shields tried to lower expectations for a quick resolution to the case when he said the investigation would “take some time.” He also dismissed one of the most eyebrow-raising reports in the case that said snake venom was used in the murder.
The body of Bob Woolmer finally arrived home in South Africa on Sunday, more than a month after his death. His family planned a private funeral.