Coach Woolmer's inquest to open
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
An inquest into the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer at this year's Cricket World Cup starts in Jamaica Tuesday, reports BBC.
The 58-year-old's death was originally treated as murder, with speculation it was linked to a match-fixing ring.
After following expert advice police later accepted the former England test cricketer had died of natural causes.
It is thought that the inquest, which is to call more than 50 witnesses, will last for more than two months.
Mr Woolmer was found dead in his hotel in Jamaica on 18 March after Pakistan were beaten in the first round of the competition by Ireland.
Some reports suggest the Jamaican police have still not ruled out foul play - and that the inquest will investigate whether anyone was responsible for his death.
Days after the discovery of Mr Woolmer's body, Mark Shields - Jamaica's deputy police commissioner - announced at a news conference that they were treating the death as murder.
Every member of the Pakistan team was fingerprinted before returning home, sparking anger among many in Pakistan.
But in June, Jamaican Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas said that three expert opinions had concluded that the original pathologist report of death by manual asphyxiation was wrong.
The 58-year-old's death was originally treated as murder, with speculation it was linked to a match-fixing ring.
After following expert advice police later accepted the former England test cricketer had died of natural causes.
It is thought that the inquest, which is to call more than 50 witnesses, will last for more than two months.
Mr Woolmer was found dead in his hotel in Jamaica on 18 March after Pakistan were beaten in the first round of the competition by Ireland.
Some reports suggest the Jamaican police have still not ruled out foul play - and that the inquest will investigate whether anyone was responsible for his death.
Days after the discovery of Mr Woolmer's body, Mark Shields - Jamaica's deputy police commissioner - announced at a news conference that they were treating the death as murder.
Every member of the Pakistan team was fingerprinted before returning home, sparking anger among many in Pakistan.
But in June, Jamaican Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas said that three expert opinions had concluded that the original pathologist report of death by manual asphyxiation was wrong.