Woolmer Suspect Identified

[leeami]

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I hope for the families sake, this will lead to an arrest soon.
As for the Pakistan Cricket Board saying 'It's 100% confident that no Pakistani player was involved in the death'. How the hell can they be so certain unless they know who actually did do it? Name of the suspect hasn't even been released as yet. Don't they realise that those sort of comments they've been coming out with since day one just put them under suspicion?

A SUSPECT in the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer has been identified from security camera footage in his hotel, according to media reports. The reports come amid growing evidence Woolmer was drugged with the ancient poison, Aconite.
The 58 year old was found unconscious in his hotel room in the Jamaican capital Kingston, after Pakistan's humiliating loss to Ireland in the World Cup.

The Pakistan Cricket Board says it's 100 per cent confident that no Pakistani player was involved in the death.

The Independent reports that after three weeks with little apparent progress, investigators in Jamaica announced yesterday that there were "significant developments" in the hunt for Mr Woolmer's killer or killers.

The opening of an inquest into the coach's death, due to take place on Monday, was postponed after a series of breakthroughs by the team of 30 officers working on the inquiry, including detectives from Scotland Yard.

The Independent said digital enhancement by the Yard of CCTV footage from cameras on the 12th floor of the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, where Mr Woolmer was staying, has identified at least one suspect in the killing.

The newspaper quoted a source close to the investigation: "The cleaned-up images from London show at least one individual of considerable interest to the inquiry.

"The time of the footage and its location mean that this individual must be considered a suspect. Further work is being done on statements given by individuals to look at any inconsistencies. It is good progress."

Police declined to comment on the identity of the suspect, understood to be male, or say whether he is a member of the Pakistan team or management. In a statement, the Justice Ministry in Jamaica said the inquest, at which more than 20 witnesses were due to give evidence, had been postponed because of rapid progress in the investigation.

A spokesman said: "The coroner has been advised that there are recent and significant developments concerning the death of Robert Woolmer. The coroner wishes that these new and significant developments be pursued with the utmost urgency, taking into account that the officer in charge has advised that these new developments are critical to the progress and the eventual results of the investigations themselves."

Mr Woolmer, who was 58, died on 17 March, the night after Pakistan's exit from the World Cup at the hands of Ireland. The death of Mr Woolmer, who had already decided to resign his role, came amid claims that the former Kent and England player had fallen foul of a match-fixing syndicate he was about to expose.

 

[King Elvis]

PCB should stfu, their comments on this whole affair have been a disgrace, and surely are tantamount to interference with an ongoing investigation.

 

[leeami]

Didn't see this bit when I read the story.

"The time of the footage and its location mean that this individual must be considered a suspect. Further work is being done on statements given by individuals to look at any inconsistencies. It is good progress."

Hmm, interesting. If they're going over the statements.....sounds like their suspect might be one of those they interviewed??

 

[Ricketts]

My guess is still Inzamam.

 

[Cooldude]

One thing I very much doubt is that a pro cricketer would know how to poison someone with an "ancient poison". That kinda shit requires knowledge of medicine, unless the bloke just goes to some chemist and ask for something that might do the job and the chemist recommanded this "ancient poison", but since he was killed practically the day they lost, I very much doubt the killer would've had the time to go through all that process

 

[mbuck]

thats crazy if he was held down for 20 minutes etc, such a horrible death for a good person whats more shocking is cricinfos cash in on the 'market', they've got a special banner whenever you go to a woolmer article

 

[Star]

thats crazy if he was held down for 20 minutes etc, such a horrible death for a good person whats more shocking is cricinfos cash in on the 'market', they've got a special banner whenever you go to a woolmer article

I dont see too much wrong with it

News services every day, even local ones here are 'cashing in' on peoples misfortune every day

 

[mbuck]

I dont see too much wrong with it

News services every day, even local ones here are 'cashing in' on peoples misfortune every day

agreed, but i always excepted better from cricinfo..

 

[GrayNicolls]

i thought this was gonna be the picture of fred flinstone banging on the door yelling " Woolmer !!! "

 

[Greg Miller= Messiah]

My guess is still Inzamam.

My guess is your a ********

 

[apollo_creed]

My guess is still Inzamam.

You really are a sad person.

 

[kane249]

I have it on good authority that the man pictured below was the one who did it.... his image has appeared on the security footage from the hotel and he was heard banging on Bob's door the night of the murder screaming out "Wooollllllmmmeeeerrrr!"

 

[Shmoses]

Witty. Original. Fresh. kane249.

 

[spookism]

100% Confidence doesn't always equal 100% Correct

 

[CAS79]

I know im new here and dont hold much cred but i'm going to post my bit and say the guy was not part of the playing squad but it is a name your going to know, and it will come out in the wash.

 

[Romeo]

Woolmer's body is now on its way back to South Africa. I also notice that Younis Khan won't play in Pakistan's next set of one dayers because he's still dealing with the fallout from the WC/Woolmer disaster.

 

[belfast_bomber]

I know im new here and dont hold much cred but i'm going to post my bit and say the guy was not part of the playing squad but it is a name your going to know, and it will come out in the wash.

jose mourinho?

 

[Romeo]

'Woolmer was poisoned before his murder'
April 30 2007 at 01:14AM [SIZE=+1][/SIZE]London - Murdered Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was poisoned before being strangled, rendering him powerless to fight back against his killer, the BBC will say in a programme on Monday.

According to the broadcaster's flagship investigative show Panorama, preliminary drug tests revealed a substance in Woolmer's body that would have weakened him.

Woolmer, 58, was found dead in his Kingston hotel room on March 18, the day after cricketing powers Pakistan crashed out of the World Cup in an upset loss to minnows Ireland.

The officer leading the investigation, Jamaican Deputy Police Commissioner Mark Shields, told programme makers that it would have been difficult to strangle a man the size of Woolmer, who was 1,8m tall.

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'It's difficult and it's rare'"It's difficult and it's rare," Shields said.

"A lot of force would be needed to do that."

"Bob Woolmer was a large man and that's why one could argue that it was an extremely strong person, or may be more than one person, but equally the lack of external injuries suggests that there might be some other factors and that's what we're looking into at the moment."

Though the final results of toxicology tests are expected to be handed to Shields and his colleagues next week, they are likely to confirm the preliminary findings, according to Panorama.

Woolmer's death led to a fevered round of speculation as to the motive for the murder. The most common theory is that his killing was linked to match-fixing and illegal betting in cricket.

About 30 police investigators are working full-time on the Woolmer case and more than 100 witness statements have been taken.

Scotland Yard, Pakistan detectives as well as Interpol have been drafted in to help the investigation.

 

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[Romeo]

Woolmer: Cops try to identify those on CCTV
May 03 2007 at 04:31AM [SIZE=+1][/SIZE]By Stevenson Jacobs

Kingston - Police are trying to identify dozens of people captured by security cameras at the hotel where Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer was murdered, the lead investigator said on Wednesday.

About 80 unidentified people were filmed on Woolmer's floor during the days he and his team stayed at Kingston's upscale Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Deputy Police Commissioner Mark Shields said. Woolmer was found strangled in his room on March 18, a day after his Pakistan squad was upset by Ireland in the World Cup.

"The (closed-circuit TV) work has been completed and we're now looking at individuals on those tapes whom we've yet to identify," said Shields, a former Scotland Yard detective heading the probe into the murder. 'We have a very positive attitude about this investigation'He did not say how many people police have identified so far.

Police were interviewing witnesses but did not intend to release the images, he said.

Shields said he was confident Woolmer's killing will be solved even though police have yet to announce any breakthroughs more than six weeks into the probe.

"We have a very positive attitude about this investigation, which, because of its complexity, is still young," he said.

The BBC reported this week that a toxicology test detected a drug in Woolmer's system that would have incapacitated him.

But Shields, who has previously raised the possibility that the burly 58-year-old Englishman may have been drugged before being strangled, said his team has not confirmed the presence of drugs in Woolmer's system. Toxicology tests are being analyzed at a British lab and may be completed next week.

"Until such time as we receive conclusive results, I will not speculate on what was or wasn't in Bob Woolmer's body," he said.

Shields also said that police are exploring whether religious tensions on the Pakistan team factored into Woolmer's killing, but said it was not a major focus.

After powerhouse Pakistan's first-round ouster from the tournament, team spokesperson Pervez Jamil Mir told an inquiry in Pakistan that some players were more focused on praying than playing. In an interview with AP Television News, Mir also said some players had pressured others to join them in Muslim prayers.

Shields said he will meet with forensic experts in Britain next week and then travel to South Africa to interview Woolmer's widow and family members.

 

[Dipper]

Woolmer's body is now on its way back to South Africa. I also notice that Younis Khan won't play in Pakistan's next set of one dayers because he's still dealing with the fallout from the WC/Woolmer disaster.

Hasn't he simply decided to play for Yorkshire instead?

Scored 200 yesterday.

 

[mbuck]

Hasn't he simply decided to play for Yorkshire instead?

Scored 200 yesterday.

300 odd runs for the match

 

[Romeo]

'Traces of weedkiller found in Woolmer's stomach'
Cricinfo staff
May 7, 2007
Bob Woolmer may have been poisoned by a weedkiller, high concentrations of which were found in his stomach and on the outside of a champagne glass, according to a report in The Sunday Times.
The paper said it had been told by "a source close to the Jamaican police" that Woolmer had ingested enough of the herbicide to kill him. Detectives were looking into two bottles of champagne that had been gifted to Woolmer, one of which had been emptied while the other remained unopened in his hotel room. Woolmer was found dead in his room at the Pegasus hotel in Jamaica the day after Pakistan's elimination from the World Cup.
The weedkiller was so rare, The Sunday Times reported, that investigators had yet to establish whether it is available in Jamaica.
"Everything was contaminated," said the police source. "The stomach content, the glass, everything. There was enough to kill him. We think it's something very unusual, that you can't even buy in Jamaica.
"We don't know what form it was in, whether liquid or crystal. The weedkiller was certainly in the glass. We are not sure whether it was in the bottle. Until we get further results we can't confirm it."
Pervez Mir, the former manager of the Pakistan team, said Woolmer had received the champagne. "I was told that somebody had brought two bottles," he said, adding that Woolmer was not particularly fond of champagne. "He told me he was mostly a beer drinker because he was a diabetic and it suited his blood sugar."

 

[Romeo]

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/search/


And apparently Mustaq presented Woolmer with the champagne which ended up being 'contaminated with weedkiller'.








Police could name Woolmer murder suspect after UK meeting

Thursday, May 10, 2007

A source close to the probe into the death of former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer, said yesterday that a murder suspect could be named after local investigators meet today in London with Scotland Yard detective superintendent John Sweeney.
"I am not saying much, only that the case will be closer to closure after that high-level meeting," the source, who asked not to be named, said.
A team from the Jamaica Constabulary Force, being led by Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields and includes Deputy Superintendent Colin Pinnock, left the island yesterday evening.
The team will also meet with the British Forensic Science Service and a British pathologist who had conducted independent tests on fluid and tissue samples taken from Woolmer's body. The pathologist also examined a post-mortem report which was handed over to investigators by local pathologist Dr Ere Seshiah.
When the Jamaican investigators are briefed they will then journey to Cape Town in South Africa to interview other persons of interest in that country.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/edit...T210000-0500_122854_OBS_EDITORIAL_CARTOON.asp

 

[Romeo]

Don't blame her actually.

Woolmer: Probe conclusion angers wife
May 14 2007 at 01:50PM [SIZE=+1][/SIZE]By Mike Behr, Murray Williams and Sapa

Jamaica's deputy commissioner of police Mark Shields has arrived in Cape Town amid new speculation that Woolmer was not murdered after all.

The Jamaican Gleaner newspaper reported from Shields's home base in Kingston that Woolmer had died of a heart attack.

The newspaper said a pathology report submitted by Scotland Yard detectives stated that Woolmer had died "of natural causes and not manual strangulation as was initially reported by Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields".

'It's bulls**t, Mark Shields has not contacted me'The Gleaner charged: "The Scotland Yard report specifically said Woolmer died of heart failure, contradicting earlier reports by the investigative arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and local pathologist Dr Ere Sheshiah, who had conducted a post mortem on Woolmer's body."

Asked to comment on this report this weekend, Shields responded: "Where did you get that from? Nothing is conclusive yet. We are still treating this as a murder investigation until such time until we complete every single forensic test. "It will be some time yet before I can be conclusive. Just when that will be - I suggest you ask the scientists that."

Of his Cape Town visit, he said: "It's quite normal procedure to meet with the family of a victim of crime. I'm simply here to bring (Woolmer's wife Gill) Woolmer up to speed with the investigation."

He added: "I'm trying to make arrangements to meet Mrs Woolmer and hope to do that in the next few days."

Sally de Beer, spokesperson for Police Commissioner Jackie Selebi, said Shields was being hosted by the South African Police Service.

"We are only supplying logistical support to Mark Shields. We have supplied him with a cellphone, a car and a driver," she said.

Meanwhile, Gill hit out at the continuing speculation about her husband's death, including a tabloid report that Shields was visiting Cape Town to inform her about the latest news.

"It's bulls**t. Mark Shields has not contacted me, nor has he told me that Bob wasn't murdered.

"Every single rumour that has been written about has been produced by journalists to sell more newspapers.

"Mark Shields hasn't met me and hasn't told me anything. When the time comes to tell me what happened to Bob, he will tell me. And it's not up to me to break the news to the world how Bob died, it's up to him."

Just hours after her angry outburst, another report deepened the confusion, this time in the Sunday Telegraph in London.

The paper reported that detectives were to investigate the last email allegedly sent by Woolmer to the Pakistan Cricket Board, on suspicion that it may have been sent by his killers.

"Friends of Mr Woolmer say the language said to have been used in the email was categorically not that of the former England test batsman, or even of someone who speaks English as a first language," the Sunday Telegraph reported.

It quoted the email as saying: 'I would like to praise my association with the Pakistan team but now I would like to announce my retirement after the World Cup, to live the rest of my life in Cape Town.

"I have no lust for the job and I will not like others to make personal remarks at me. Professionally, I am open to criticism, I will be ready to continue the job if the president (of the board) asks me for it.'"

The Sunday Telegraph reported that Gill Woolmer had read the email and was "deeply dismissive" that it could have been written by her late husband.