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Pakistan team quizzed on Woolmer | Pakistan team quizzed on Woolmer |
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Jamaican police have questioned members of Pakistan's cricket squad over the death of coach Bob Woolmer. | |
The interviews took "up to an hour for each player", team manager Talat Ali told Reuters news agency. | |
Woolmer, 58, was found in his hotel room on Sunday, the day after his team lost to Ireland in the World Cup. | Woolmer, 58, was found in his hotel room on Sunday, the day after his team lost to Ireland in the World Cup. |
Police are still unable to confirm how he died and are treating the case as "suspicious". His wife denies he killed himself and refuses to rule out murder. | Police are still unable to confirm how he died and are treating the case as "suspicious". His wife denies he killed himself and refuses to rule out murder. |
After questioning, the team left for Montego Bay, from where they will set off on Saturday en route to Pakistan. | |
Mark Shields, the deputy chief commissioner of Jamaican police, said: "We do not have any suspects," adding that the team were free to leave. | |
Pakistan team spokesman Pervez Mir said the players were not interviewed under caution. | Pakistan team spokesman Pervez Mir said the players were not interviewed under caution. |
There is always the possibility that it could have been [murder] Gill WoolmerBob Woolmer's widow Obituary: Bob Woolmer Fans reel from double blow He said police were trying to work out Woolmer's last movements. | |
The BBC's Andy Gallacher in Kingston says Woolmer's death has begun to cast a shadow over the entire cricket World Cup. | The BBC's Andy Gallacher in Kingston says Woolmer's death has begun to cast a shadow over the entire cricket World Cup. |
He says the circumstances surrounding the death are becoming bogged down in rumour and speculation and police are coming under mounting pressure to come up with definitive answers as quickly as possible. | He says the circumstances surrounding the death are becoming bogged down in rumour and speculation and police are coming under mounting pressure to come up with definitive answers as quickly as possible. |
The first post mortem examination on Woolmer proved inconclusiveA second post-mortem was being carried out on Woolmer's body. | |
Police have rejected suggestions they are treating the case as murder after a report that a broken bone had been found in Woolmer's neck. | |
Police described the source quoted by the Jamaica Gleaner as a rogue member of the force. | Police described the source quoted by the Jamaica Gleaner as a rogue member of the force. |
Meanwhile, the UK's Metropolitan Police is "ready to assist" its Jamaican counterpart with the investigation, Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson told the BBC. | |
But he said there had been no explicit request for help. | But he said there had been no explicit request for help. |
'Absolute rubbish' | 'Absolute rubbish' |
Speaking at her home in South Africa, Gill Woolmer said she expected her husband's body would be flown home after the second pathologist concluded his investigation. | Speaking at her home in South Africa, Gill Woolmer said she expected her husband's body would be flown home after the second pathologist concluded his investigation. |
She said she had been given "some indication" of why police thought her husband's death was suspicious, but did not reveal what it was. | She said she had been given "some indication" of why police thought her husband's death was suspicious, but did not reveal what it was. |
"The second pathologist's test should be available and as soon as we get that the investigation will be winding down and they will be able to send his body back to South Africa," Mrs Woolmer said. | |
Speaking to Sky News, she added: "There is always the possibility that it could have been [murder]." | Speaking to Sky News, she added: "There is always the possibility that it could have been [murder]." |
Bob Woolmer was known to suffer from diabetes, but his widow dismissed the suggestion that he died from a drugs overdose. | Bob Woolmer was known to suffer from diabetes, but his widow dismissed the suggestion that he died from a drugs overdose. |
"Bob had Type 2 diabetes, which you do not have to take drugs for. Reports of him drinking and overdosing on drugs are absolute rubbish," she said. | "Bob had Type 2 diabetes, which you do not have to take drugs for. Reports of him drinking and overdosing on drugs are absolute rubbish," she said. |
Woolmer, a former England Test player, was found unconscious on Sunday and died later that day. | |
Pakistan team trainer Murray Stephenson is due to accompany his body to South Africa when the investigation is concluded. | Pakistan team trainer Murray Stephenson is due to accompany his body to South Africa when the investigation is concluded. |
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