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Woolmer was not murdered - police

Bob Woolmer was not murdered say police
Bob Woolmer was not murdered say police

Jamaican police have confirmed they now believe Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes.

Police announced this afternoon that new evidence had contradicted their previous assertion that the 58-year-old Englishman had been murdered.

Woolmer was found dead in his Kingston hotel room on March 18, the day after his side had suffered a shock defeat to Ireland in the World Cup.

Deputy police commissioner Mark Shield said at a press conference this afternoon: 'From all the work we have done and the opinion of the three pathologists, Bob Woolmer died of natural causes.'

The announcement that Woolmer had been strangled sparked a number of conspiracy theories and overshadowed the tournament.

The entire Pakistan squad was questioned in relation to the death and there have been suggestions that the country's cricket authorities will consider legal action.

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