Woolmer’s body home

CAPE TOWN – The remains of slain Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer returned home to South Africa yesterday, six weeks after he died at the World Cup in the Caribbean.

The casket, sealed in a large wooden crate, arrived aboard a commercial flight at Cape Town International Airport at about 0800 GMT from Kingston, Jamaica, via London. A local funeral parlour received the body from customs amid a large press contingent.Woolmer, a 58-year-old former England test batsman, was found unconscious in his Jamaican hotel room and pronounced dead within an hour at a hospital on March 18.The day before, Pakistan had been beaten by Ireland in a major shock and was later knocked out in the first round of the World Cup.On March 22, police said he was strangled.Police said earlier this month they had received results of toxicology tests, but did not release them pending further analysis.Woolmer’s body was released by the Kingston coroner last week after authorities postponed an inquest because of unexplained “significant developments” in the case.Nampa-APA local funeral parlour received the body from customs amid a large press contingent.Woolmer, a 58-year-old former England test batsman, was found unconscious in his Jamaican hotel room and pronounced dead within an hour at a hospital on March 18.The day before, Pakistan had been beaten by Ireland in a major shock and was later knocked out in the first round of the World Cup.On March 22, police said he was strangled.Police said earlier this month they had received results of toxicology tests, but did not release them pending further analysis.Woolmer’s body was released by the Kingston coroner last week after authorities postponed an inquest because of unexplained “significant developments” in the case.Nampa-AP