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| UK to assist in Woolmer inquiry | |
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| Police in Jamaica investigating the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer at the World Cup have accepted an offer of help from UK police. | |
| Officers from Scotland Yard will fly out next week, Jamaican deputy police chief Mark Shields told the BBC. | |
| Mr Woolmer was found strangled in his hotel room on 18 March, the day after Pakistan's surprise defeat to Ireland. | Mr Woolmer was found strangled in his hotel room on 18 March, the day after Pakistan's surprise defeat to Ireland. |
| Pakistan captain Inzaman ul-Haq has denied his team was guilty of match-fixing in the West Indies. | |
| Police say they do not yet have any suspects in the case and have appealed for witnesses to come forward. | Police say they do not yet have any suspects in the case and have appealed for witnesses to come forward. |
| Speaking for the first time since Mr Woolmer's murder, Mr Inzaman said that none of his team mates were involved in the criminal investigations into the death. | |
| He described the last two weeks as the worst in his life and he said he had been deeply hurt by allegations in the Pakistan press about match-fixing. | |
| He blamed the defeat to Ireland on a bad pitch. | |
| The Pakistan Cricket Board is to hold a public memorial service for Mr Woolmer in Lahore's Sacred Heart Cathedral on Sunday while a second public memorial service will later be held in Cape Town, South Africa, where Mr Woolmer had lived with his family. | |
| Complex case | Complex case |
| Mr Shields said the aim of the small team of Scotland Yard detectives would be to review the investigation. | |
| Mr Shields has urged visitors to Mr Woolmer's hotel to contact police | |
| They will also look at scientific evidence, work with the Woolmer family and help guide the Jamaican force through what has become a complex case. | They will also look at scientific evidence, work with the Woolmer family and help guide the Jamaican force through what has become a complex case. |
| Scotland Yard had offered its help from the beginning of the investigation. | Scotland Yard had offered its help from the beginning of the investigation. |
| That offer was accepted after a letter from the Jamaican government. | That offer was accepted after a letter from the Jamaican government. |
| Reports that police were seeking three Pakistani men, said to have fled the Caribbean on the day of the murder, have been denied by the Jamaican force. | Reports that police were seeking three Pakistani men, said to have fled the Caribbean on the day of the murder, have been denied by the Jamaican force. |
| Police are still reviewing CCTV footage from the hotel and examining the hard drive of Mr Woolmer's computer. | Police are still reviewing CCTV footage from the hotel and examining the hard drive of Mr Woolmer's computer. |
| Detectives believe Mr Woolmer probably knew his killer - or killers - as there were no signs of forced entry into his room and none of his belongings had been stolen. | Detectives believe Mr Woolmer probably knew his killer - or killers - as there were no signs of forced entry into his room and none of his belongings had been stolen. |