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Date set for Bob Woolmer inquest | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
The inquest into the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer will take place on 23 April, the coroner's office in Kingston, Jamaica, has said. | |
Woolmer was found dead in his Kingston hotel on 18 March, the day after his side lost to Ireland in the World Cup. | |
Up to 20 people are expected to give evidence at the hearing in the Jamaica Conference Centre, reports say. | |
It is believed the ex-England batsman was strangled. His body remains in Jamaica pending the coroner's inquiry. | |
On Wednesday it emerged police probing Woolmer's murder sent CCTV images to the UK for further analysis. | |
Police help | Police help |
The footage from the Kingston hotel was sent to Scotland Yard "for further consideration", Jamaica Police spokesman Karl Angell said without giving further details. | |
A team of four officers from Scotland Yard arrived in Jamaica last week to help with the inquiry, following a formal request from the Jamaican authorities. | A team of four officers from Scotland Yard arrived in Jamaica last week to help with the inquiry, following a formal request from the Jamaican authorities. |
Pakistan also sent as an observer senior police investigator Mir Zubair Mahmood, who led the investigation into the murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi. | Pakistan also sent as an observer senior police investigator Mir Zubair Mahmood, who led the investigation into the murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl in Karachi. |
He and another security official had come at the request of the Jamaican government, an official said. | He and another security official had come at the request of the Jamaican government, an official said. |
Two forensic experts from Interpol, the France-based international police agency, have also been helping the investigation. | Two forensic experts from Interpol, the France-based international police agency, have also been helping the investigation. |
Jamaica's deputy police commissioner Mark Shields has said the foreign investigators will help with DNA analysis and also examine theories that Woolmer may have been poisoned before being strangled. | Jamaica's deputy police commissioner Mark Shields has said the foreign investigators will help with DNA analysis and also examine theories that Woolmer may have been poisoned before being strangled. |
A memorial service for Woolmer was held in Cape Town, South Africa, last week, where Woolmer's wife and two sons live - another one was held in Pakistan earlier in the week. |
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