Strangled star was drugged

Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer was drugged before being strangled, apparently rendering him unable to fight back, the BBC claimed today. Woolmer, 58, was found unconscious in the Pakistan team's hotel in March, a day after his side lost to Ireland in a humiliating defeat which knocke...

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Published inEvening chronicle (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England)
Main Author Brophy, John
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK) MGN Ltd 30.04.2007
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Mir, PJ
Woolmer, Bob
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Summary:Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer was drugged before being strangled, apparently rendering him unable to fight back, the BBC claimed today. Woolmer, 58, was found unconscious in the Pakistan team's hotel in March, a day after his side lost to Ireland in a humiliating defeat which knocked them out of the World Cup. The team's former media manager PJ Mir said Woolmer agreed with him that senior squad members, some members of the strict Muslim movement Tablighi Jamaat, were more focused on religion than cricket.
ISSN:0960-3573