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The body of murdered Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer is being returned to his family in South Africa, police say. | |
Investigators will also travel to Cape Town early next month as part of continuing inquiries, they say. | Investigators will also travel to Cape Town early next month as part of continuing inquiries, they say. |
Jamaica's deputy police commissioner, Mark Shields, has said investigators no longer require Mr Woolmer's body. | Jamaica's deputy police commissioner, Mark Shields, has said investigators no longer require Mr Woolmer's body. |
The 58-year-old Englishman was found dead in his Jamaican hotel room the day after Pakistan had been knocked out of the cricket World Cup. | The 58-year-old Englishman was found dead in his Jamaican hotel room the day after Pakistan had been knocked out of the cricket World Cup. |
A casket containing Mr Woolmer's body will be flown to Cape Town on Thursday, police say, after leaving Kingston at around 1100 local time (1600 GMT). | A casket containing Mr Woolmer's body will be flown to Cape Town on Thursday, police say, after leaving Kingston at around 1100 local time (1600 GMT). |
"The body will be repatriated today and a team from the Jamaican constabulary will be going to South Africa in early May," police spokesman Karl Angell said. | "The body will be repatriated today and a team from the Jamaican constabulary will be going to South Africa in early May," police spokesman Karl Angell said. |
An inquest into Mr Woolmer's death, which was due to have started on Monday, has been postponed indefinitely after what the justice ministry called "significant developments". | An inquest into Mr Woolmer's death, which was due to have started on Monday, has been postponed indefinitely after what the justice ministry called "significant developments". |
Cause of death | Cause of death |
A post-mortem examination revealed that Mr Woolmer had been strangled. | A post-mortem examination revealed that Mr Woolmer had been strangled. |
Police have also received the results of toxicology tests on the body, but these have not been made public. | Police have also received the results of toxicology tests on the body, but these have not been made public. |
Media reports say that the former England player was poisoned and then strangled, but police have not confirmed that a toxic substance was used in the murder. | Media reports say that the former England player was poisoned and then strangled, but police have not confirmed that a toxic substance was used in the murder. |
Mr Shields has said he plans to fly to South Africa to meet Mr Woolmer's widow, Gill, around the first week of May. | Mr Shields has said he plans to fly to South Africa to meet Mr Woolmer's widow, Gill, around the first week of May. |
"It is critical for us that we speak to Gill Woolmer in order for us to be better able to solve the case," Mr Shields recently told a local radio station. | "It is critical for us that we speak to Gill Woolmer in order for us to be better able to solve the case," Mr Shields recently told a local radio station. |
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