Was Bob Woolmer poisoned? Police confirmed ‘death threats from Pak fans’
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Satta Poison runs behind death of Bobs which Jamaica Police treats as homicide. Deaths of Bob, Hansie Cronje, shooting of footballer Andres Escobar Bob have left many conspiracy theories.
Bob Woolmer found unconscious in his Hotel Room. Bob surrounded in his vomit. Conspiracy - was he poisoned by himself or by some one else? Let us hope that the autopsy result would stop the conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theory took place due to the delay happened in the autopsy. , the lack of credible information meant a shocked cricket fraternity was no closer to finding out what caused it. What is going on in the investigation angel? Up till now it doesn’t come out.
Deputy Police Commissioner of Jamaica Mark Shiellds has gone on record to say that the overdose angle is being looked at very closely and that the police are treating Woolmer's sudden death as a homicide:
(1) Woolomer could not be conscious again up till reaching the hospital from the hotel room. So it is possible that his death occurred before.
Cricket analyst Ashish Shukla also said from Trinidad that poison is the reason behind the Bob’s death. He took or other gave, could not be said.
(2) Police was probing why it took one hour to get Woolmer to hospital when the hospital was only 15 minutes away by car.
(3) Woolmer had received death threats from Pakistani fans and there was plenty of motivation for a crazed fan to perhaps physically harm Woolmer. Sources close to the probe have said the police is questioning persons who met with Woolmer before his death.
(4) police discovered signs of diarrhea, leading investigators to believe that Woolmer may have struggled in his last moments in the hotel room.
(5) According to sources, the walls of Woolmer’s room were covered in vomit.
(6) Blood stains were detected in the bathroom
(7) Mark Shields has gone on record to say that the overdose angle is being looked at very closely and that the police are treating Woolmer's sudden death as a homicide
(8) Forensic Experts do not rule out Poisoning
Dr Anil Aggarwal, professor of forensic medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College concedes that it could have been a cardiac arrest but "as a forensic toxicologist, I find the presence of vomit and blood very suspicious. To me it looks like a case of poisoning and I have two in mind, arsenic trioxide and strychnine.''
Much of the speculation has centered on a story in The Daily Mirror which insinuated that Woolmer's death was probably the result of a prescription drug-and-alcohol overdose. The circumstances, in which the body was found, lying on the floor in the bathroom, have probably helped fuel such rumors.
From the possible, the theories range to the seemingly bizarre. One of them is that Woolmer might have been poisoned by some local snake venom. To try and reach a more scientific understanding of Woolmer's death, TOI reached a number of doctors. Forensic experts aretalking about chances of poisoning.
Fatal shooting of Colombia footballer Andres Escobar
Woolmer died within 24 hours of a result (defeat by Ireland, 22-1 outsiders on Betfair) that sparked outrage in gambling-mad Pakistan. There's no reason to believe his death was suspicious, yet that did not stop punters comparing it to the fatal shooting of Colombia footballer Andres Escobar.
Conspiracists still subscribe to the (unproven) idea Escobar was murdered on the orders of a gambling cartel angry his own goal put Colombia out of the 1994 World Cup.
Mystery behind the death of Hansie Cronie
When you consider Cronje, South Africa World Cup skipper under Woolmer in 1999, died in suspicious circumstances too, perhaps there's reason to fear gambling has become more important to some than life or death.
Hansie Cronje and Bob Woolmer were almost inseparable during the latter's stint as South African coach during the mid-1990s.
For Cronje and Woolmer, the 1999 World Cup was a turning point in careers. Till their semifinal against Australia, South Africa was on top of its game, brushing aside opponents with ease.
During his coaching stint and Cronje's captaincy, South Africa won 83 of 117 one-day internationals --an astounding winning percentage of 72.80. However, the loss to Australia turned out to be a devastating blow for both as their cricketing success petered out.
While Cronje's life became a living hell due to his involvement in match-fixing, Woolmer distanced himself from high profile coaching assignments and took up a job with the International Cricket Council.
Cronje's transformation from hero to villain was quite sudden. Despite being South Africa's most successful captain, Cronje's involvement in the match-fixing scandal had turned his life into a nightmare. Just before his death in June 2002, he was under tremendous pressure and in a state of depression.
His death too was sudden and shrouded in mystery. Following the plane crash in which he died, there were many conspiracy theories floating around.
Woolmer too found the same fate waiting for him. Immediately after the humiliating loss, one could see dejection writ all over his face. He admitted that it was the worst moment of his career. Like Cronje, pressure, depression and a sense of shame were his companions before he took his last breath.
Like Cronje, Woolmer's death too has had its share of conspiracy theories.
Post-Mortem will be done
According to senior officials in the Pakistan Cricket Board, the delay was because there were no family members to authorize it. Sources within the Pakistan squad revealed that neither Woolmer's wife nor his sons would be traveling to the Caribbean. Instead, Murray Stevenson, the team's South African trainer, will be at the University Hospital while the post-mortem is performed on Tuesday morning, though it's unclear as to whether the results will be publicized without the consent of the Woolmer family.
Following the autopsy, the Pakistan Cricket Board will arrange for the body to be transported to Cape Town and some reports suggest that Inzamam-ul Haq, the team captain, will join Stevenson in accompanying the casket.
With information hard to come by, most journalists covering the West Indies-Zimbabwe game spent half their time focusing on the police investigation.
Meanwhile, at Sabina Park, the flags flew at half mast and the West Indian and Zimbabwean players came out with black armbands. The minute's silence before the start of play was impeccably observed, with only the hum of the air conditioners audible, and after that it was time to play. Woolmer, or the real Mr Cricket as one commentator referred to him, would have approved.
Chappell’s opinoion
And who'd have thought the first two shock defeats would be for Pakistan and India? The sudden death of Bob Woolmer has moved India coach Greg Chappell to highlight the physical and emotional stresses of coaching on the subcontinent and cast a grim shadow over the World Cup.
As Woolmer's wife, Gill, flew from Cape Town to the West Indies, Chappell said the pressures of coaching on the cricket-mad subcontinent were extreme. "It's a stressful job at the best of times," the former Australian captain told Cricinfo. "There's a great deal of emotional involvement. You have to be passionate about it if you want to do the job well. The expectations are far higher [on the subcontinent]. But in the light of this tragic event, I think we need to take pause and make sure that we don't get too stressed about what is after all only a game."
A volatile cricket public in Pakistan and India reacted violently to their group stage defeats by Ireland and Bangladesh respectively. Rioters in Multan demanded the sacking of Woolmer and captain Inzamam ul-Haq and in India the house of wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Dhoni was attacked.
By Premendra Agrawal
www.newsanalysisindia.com/
Related Article:
(1) Was Bob Woolmer poisoned? Police confirmed ‘death threats from Pak fans’
(2) Woolmer Bob made history in cricket by his life and death
Satta Poison runs behind death of Bobs which Jamaica Police treats as homicide. Deaths of Bob, Hansie Cronje, shooting of footballer Andres Escobar Bob have left many conspiracy theories.
Bob Woolmer found unconscious in his Hotel Room. Bob surrounded in his vomit. Conspiracy - was he poisoned by himself or by some one else? Let us hope that the autopsy result would stop the conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theory took place due to the delay happened in the autopsy. , the lack of credible information meant a shocked cricket fraternity was no closer to finding out what caused it. What is going on in the investigation angel? Up till now it doesn’t come out.
Deputy Police Commissioner of Jamaica Mark Shiellds has gone on record to say that the overdose angle is being looked at very closely and that the police are treating Woolmer's sudden death as a homicide:
(1) Woolomer could not be conscious again up till reaching the hospital from the hotel room. So it is possible that his death occurred before.
Cricket analyst Ashish Shukla also said from Trinidad that poison is the reason behind the Bob’s death. He took or other gave, could not be said.
(2) Police was probing why it took one hour to get Woolmer to hospital when the hospital was only 15 minutes away by car.
(3) Woolmer had received death threats from Pakistani fans and there was plenty of motivation for a crazed fan to perhaps physically harm Woolmer. Sources close to the probe have said the police is questioning persons who met with Woolmer before his death.
(4) police discovered signs of diarrhea, leading investigators to believe that Woolmer may have struggled in his last moments in the hotel room.
(5) According to sources, the walls of Woolmer’s room were covered in vomit.
(6) Blood stains were detected in the bathroom
(7) Mark Shields has gone on record to say that the overdose angle is being looked at very closely and that the police are treating Woolmer's sudden death as a homicide
(8) Forensic Experts do not rule out Poisoning
Dr Anil Aggarwal, professor of forensic medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College concedes that it could have been a cardiac arrest but "as a forensic toxicologist, I find the presence of vomit and blood very suspicious. To me it looks like a case of poisoning and I have two in mind, arsenic trioxide and strychnine.''
Much of the speculation has centered on a story in The Daily Mirror which insinuated that Woolmer's death was probably the result of a prescription drug-and-alcohol overdose. The circumstances, in which the body was found, lying on the floor in the bathroom, have probably helped fuel such rumors.
From the possible, the theories range to the seemingly bizarre. One of them is that Woolmer might have been poisoned by some local snake venom. To try and reach a more scientific understanding of Woolmer's death, TOI reached a number of doctors. Forensic experts aretalking about chances of poisoning.
Fatal shooting of Colombia footballer Andres Escobar
Woolmer died within 24 hours of a result (defeat by Ireland, 22-1 outsiders on Betfair) that sparked outrage in gambling-mad Pakistan. There's no reason to believe his death was suspicious, yet that did not stop punters comparing it to the fatal shooting of Colombia footballer Andres Escobar.
Conspiracists still subscribe to the (unproven) idea Escobar was murdered on the orders of a gambling cartel angry his own goal put Colombia out of the 1994 World Cup.
Mystery behind the death of Hansie Cronie
When you consider Cronje, South Africa World Cup skipper under Woolmer in 1999, died in suspicious circumstances too, perhaps there's reason to fear gambling has become more important to some than life or death.
Hansie Cronje and Bob Woolmer were almost inseparable during the latter's stint as South African coach during the mid-1990s.
For Cronje and Woolmer, the 1999 World Cup was a turning point in careers. Till their semifinal against Australia, South Africa was on top of its game, brushing aside opponents with ease.
During his coaching stint and Cronje's captaincy, South Africa won 83 of 117 one-day internationals --an astounding winning percentage of 72.80. However, the loss to Australia turned out to be a devastating blow for both as their cricketing success petered out.
While Cronje's life became a living hell due to his involvement in match-fixing, Woolmer distanced himself from high profile coaching assignments and took up a job with the International Cricket Council.
Cronje's transformation from hero to villain was quite sudden. Despite being South Africa's most successful captain, Cronje's involvement in the match-fixing scandal had turned his life into a nightmare. Just before his death in June 2002, he was under tremendous pressure and in a state of depression.
His death too was sudden and shrouded in mystery. Following the plane crash in which he died, there were many conspiracy theories floating around.
Woolmer too found the same fate waiting for him. Immediately after the humiliating loss, one could see dejection writ all over his face. He admitted that it was the worst moment of his career. Like Cronje, pressure, depression and a sense of shame were his companions before he took his last breath.
Like Cronje, Woolmer's death too has had its share of conspiracy theories.
Post-Mortem will be done
According to senior officials in the Pakistan Cricket Board, the delay was because there were no family members to authorize it. Sources within the Pakistan squad revealed that neither Woolmer's wife nor his sons would be traveling to the Caribbean. Instead, Murray Stevenson, the team's South African trainer, will be at the University Hospital while the post-mortem is performed on Tuesday morning, though it's unclear as to whether the results will be publicized without the consent of the Woolmer family.
Following the autopsy, the Pakistan Cricket Board will arrange for the body to be transported to Cape Town and some reports suggest that Inzamam-ul Haq, the team captain, will join Stevenson in accompanying the casket.
With information hard to come by, most journalists covering the West Indies-Zimbabwe game spent half their time focusing on the police investigation.
Meanwhile, at Sabina Park, the flags flew at half mast and the West Indian and Zimbabwean players came out with black armbands. The minute's silence before the start of play was impeccably observed, with only the hum of the air conditioners audible, and after that it was time to play. Woolmer, or the real Mr Cricket as one commentator referred to him, would have approved.
Chappell’s opinoion
And who'd have thought the first two shock defeats would be for Pakistan and India? The sudden death of Bob Woolmer has moved India coach Greg Chappell to highlight the physical and emotional stresses of coaching on the subcontinent and cast a grim shadow over the World Cup.
As Woolmer's wife, Gill, flew from Cape Town to the West Indies, Chappell said the pressures of coaching on the cricket-mad subcontinent were extreme. "It's a stressful job at the best of times," the former Australian captain told Cricinfo. "There's a great deal of emotional involvement. You have to be passionate about it if you want to do the job well. The expectations are far higher [on the subcontinent]. But in the light of this tragic event, I think we need to take pause and make sure that we don't get too stressed about what is after all only a game."
A volatile cricket public in Pakistan and India reacted violently to their group stage defeats by Ireland and Bangladesh respectively. Rioters in Multan demanded the sacking of Woolmer and captain Inzamam ul-Haq and in India the house of wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Dhoni was attacked.
By Premendra Agrawal
www.newsanalysisindia.com/
Related Article:
(1) Was Bob Woolmer poisoned? Police confirmed ‘death threats from Pak fans’
(2) Woolmer Bob made history in cricket by his life and death
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