Bob Woolmer ingested poison: Pathologist

KINGSTON: The pathologist who conducted the autopsy of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer on Thursday told the inquest into Woolmer's death that Woolmer died as the result of poisoning and strangulation.

Ere Sheshiah, whose original finding in March that Woolmer was strangled launched a far-reaching murder inquiry and sparked feverish speculation that it was related to corruption in international cricket, said he stuck by his findings.

"In my opinion, Woolmer died from asphyxia due to manual strangulation associated with cypermethrin poisoning," said Sheshiah, who said the chemical is used widely in many countries where cotton is grown such as Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

Woolmer died on March 18, when he was found unconscious in his Jamaican hotel room the day after Pakistan were embarrassed by Ireland in a cricket World Cup upset
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Sheshiah said that cypermethrin can cause symptoms including "salivation, vomiting, diarrhoea and muscular incoordination," which may have accounted for the scene of disarray that medical personnel found at Woolmer's room.

Sheshiah, whose procedures in the post mortem have been criticized by thee other pathologists asked to review the case, said police pressed him to offer conclusion in the case before he received the results of the toxicology report.

Courtesy:timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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