Nationwider Posted 22 March 2007 Posted 22 March 2007 Jamaican police have confirmed that Bob Woolmer was murdered - press conference 11.40pm tonight on SSN. He was killed by asphyxiation through manual strangulation.
Geo V Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 Cancel this world cup right now. Its still in inquiry so I wouldnt stop the event. It is a sad state of affairs to think that this has happened, if it indeed has.
lildave3 Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 Cancel this world cup right now. It will not be cancelled according to the ICC.
Bloomer Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 It will not be cancelled according to the ICC. If they cancel it a lot of potential suspects, witnesses and evidence would leave the island. While the tournement goes on there is a chance the killer is still around.
Jon the Hat Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 Cancel this world cup right now. Bugger that. Next time a team goes out of an international competition every psycho will be trying to kill the manager of the team that beat them, in order to get the tournament abandoned.
Geo V Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 If they cancel it a lot of potential suspects, witnesses and evidence would leave the island. While the tournement goes on there is a chance the killer is still around. Its probably a job for Quincy, ME
lookwhaticando Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 I thought the suspicion might have been suicide? Who would want to kill a cricket coach FFS?? Mad sods whoever it was. There's some truly passionate ridiculous fans thugs in many sports... it seems even Cricket is plagued by idiots who think that a good killing is the way to console oneself over their team's hasty exit from a top competition. <_< Most people just get pissed, can't these ****ers conform?
Milky Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 This may be a bit of an old fashioned viewpoint, and i don't confess to knowing anyting about them, but are the Jamaican police up to the job
lookwhaticando Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 This may be a bit of an old fashioned viewpoint, and i don't confess to knowing anyting about them, but are the Jamaican police up to the job They deal with their fair share of murders I'm sure. Whether they ever deal with such high-profile ones, I'm uncertain. I'm sure they are too... that's probably why there's an ex-Met Chief ready for action, should they deem his services useful/required.
Thracian Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 This may be a bit of an old fashioned viewpoint, and i don't confess to knowing anyting about them, but are the Jamaican police up to the job They're up to most jobs so I'm told.
Leicfox Posted 23 March 2007 Posted 23 March 2007 Extract from a New Delhi TV report (they stressed not confirmed): "Then came another startling revelation, this time from Pakistan. Speaking to NDTV from Islamabad, Hamid Mir, the chief of Geo TV said his sources in the Pakistan team had told him that Jamaican Police had already arrested a man in connection with Woolmer's murder. His identity was not known, but his phone records showed calls made not just to Pakistani cricketers, a claim that the police then denied. "There were also phone calls made to Indian and Sri Lankan cricketers." said Hamid Mir."
Leonisco Posted 24 March 2007 Posted 24 March 2007 If they cancel it a lot of potential suspects, witnesses and evidence would leave the island. While the tournement goes on there is a chance the killer is still around. Yeah, cos I'm sure the murderer's saying to himself "Oh shit, I've just killed someone and I need to get away before I'm caught - but, oh wait, the cricket's still on, I think I'll stay and watch." I do agree that the world cup should continue, I'm sure Bob would have wanted it to, but to suggest the killer might risk getting caught and chucked in jail for the rest of his life just to watch a cricket match is plain stupid.
Brainy Posted 24 March 2007 Author Posted 24 March 2007 Yeah, cos I'm sure the murderer's saying to himself "Oh shit, I've just killed someone and I need to get away before I'm caught - but, oh wait, the cricket's still on, I think I'll stay and watch." lol Contender for quote of the week.
Bryn Posted 24 March 2007 Posted 24 March 2007 I think the concern would be that with the mass exodus from the area, the murderer would be even more likely to get away.
lcfc_jme Posted 24 March 2007 Posted 24 March 2007 I think the concern would be that with the mass exodus from the area, the murderer would be even more likely to get away. I see what you're saying, but in all honesty, if you'd just killed somebody, I highly doubt you'd stick around and wait in the area, especially now there's an investigation going on and they're searching for you.
Leonisco Posted 25 March 2007 Posted 25 March 2007 Latest News Woolmer police study hotel tapes Investigators in Jamaica say they have recovered CCTV footage from the hotel corridor where murdered cricket coach Bob Woolmer's room was located. Deputy police commissioner Mark Shields said they were hopeful that the footage from the 12th floor could yield images of whoever strangled Woolmer last week. He said the tapes are now in a secure location and being converted digitally before being properly analysed. The breakthrough came as the Pakistani cricket squad arrived in London. Jamaican police investigating the murder questioned Pakistan's players before they left the island. They are crucial as they may give us an image of the murderer or murderers of Bob Woolmer Aspects of cricket 'fixed' Suggestions of a heated row between Pakistan cricketers and Woolmer hours before his murder have been denied by a team official. Spokesman Pervez Mir said there was silence, not confrontation, in the wake of the team's surprise World Cup defeat by Ireland on 17 March. Woolmer was found strangled in his hotel room early the next day. Mr Shields said that the CCTV cameras were installed at either end of the corridor and that, while they did not show Woolmer's actual room, they should tell police who came in and out of the passageway. "They are crucial as they may give us an image of the murderer or murderers of Bob Woolmer," he said. Mr Shields said that the footage would now be converted onto a digital format so that it could be properly examined and to ensure that the original film did not get damaged in any way. Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, team manager Talat Ali and assistant coach Mushtaq Ahmed spoke to police on Saturday. Mr Shields said the extra questioning had been only a formality. The squad has now landed in Britain and hopes to leave for Pakistan on Sunday night, Mr Mir told the BBC. Rift rumours Speaking after the squad arrived at London's Heathrow airport, Mr Mir said the players were shell-shocked by the surprise loss to Ireland, which saw Pakistan eliminated from the World Cup. There was no confrontation in the dressing room. There was no confrontation in the bus. In fact it was a stunned silence Pervez Mir Pakistan spokesman The team has been dogged for years by damaging internal rifts and suggestions of power struggles between Inzamam and Woolmer. However, Mr Mir denied widespread reports of any clash with the coach. "There was no confrontation in the dressing room. There was no confrontation in the bus. In fact it was a stunned silence." Woolmer then went to his room with a final word for his captain, telling Inzamam-ul-Haq "it is a sad thing we are parting this way". The circumstances surrounding the defeat by Ireland have become a key part of the police investigation into Woolmer's murder. DNA samples Pakistan's players and management touched down in London shortly before midday on Sunday and were ushered away from the waiting media. Woolmer's body is being kept in Kingston until an inquest is held. We are 110% sure [that none of the Pakistan team were involved] Mushtaq Ahmed Detectives in Jamaica believe Woolmer probably knew his killer - or killers - as there were no signs of forced entry into his room and none of his belongings had been stolen. Pakistan's players had already given police DNA samples and fingerprints as part of the probe into Mr Woolmer's murder. However, Mushtaq was confident that none of the Pakistan team could be implicated in Woolmer's murder. "God willing, I am 110% sure [that none of the Pakistan team were involved]," he said. Two Pakistan government officials have travelled to the island to liaise with the Jamaican authorities over the investigation. My money's still on Inzamam ul-Haq.
Nationwider Posted 25 March 2007 Posted 25 March 2007 Two Pakistan government officials have travelled to the island to liaise with the Jamaican authorities over the investigation.... My money's still on Inzamam ul-Haq. If Inzi's not involved in match fixing - even just by turning a blind eye - then I'm a monkey's uncle. In cricket, where there's a whiff of rigging a result, the captain has to be involved somewhere along the line. As for the other matter, it's unfair to speculate on the who and why. I think the truth will out. Woolmer's murder doesn't sound like a particularly professional job though. I don't speak from experience, but I don't think you get many contract killings by manual strangulation - not when the victim is such a big fella.
Leicfox Posted 29 March 2007 Posted 29 March 2007 Jamaican police have released a photofit of a man seen banging on a door shouting "Woolmer!" at the top of his voice.
James. Posted 29 March 2007 Posted 29 March 2007 If Inzi's not involved in match fixing - even just by turning a blind eye - then I'm a monkey's uncle. In cricket, where there's a whiff of rigging a result, the captain has to be involved somewhere along the line. As for the other matter, it's unfair to speculate on the who and why. I think the truth will out. Woolmer's murder doesn't sound like a particularly professional job though. I don't speak from experience, but I don't think you get many contract killings by manual strangulation - not when the victim is such a big fella. The nature of match-fixing has changed though since there has been an increase in observation of matches looking out for strange goings-on. It is unlikely now you would see a big match result thrown, it's all about so-called micro-fixing now where a particular Over is thrown or something like that. In those cases you would only need one player to be involved. i'm not saying Inzamam isn't involved just that it wouldn't really take much collusion to pull this off.
Leonisco Posted 29 March 2007 Posted 29 March 2007 Jamaican police have released a photofit of a man seen banging on a door shouting "Woolmer!" at the top of his voice. :laugh:
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