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Police in Jamaica have launched a murder investigation into the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer. Pakistan's cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered in his hotel room on Sunday after the team's World Cup loss to Ireland, Jamaican police said.
Following the results of a post mortem examination, police said Mr Woolmer had died of asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation. A post-mortem examination found that Mr Woolmer's death was due to "asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation".
The chief police commissioner appealed for anyone with information to come forward. "In these circumstances, the matter of Mr Woolmer's death is now being treated as murder," Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas said in a statement.
Woolmer, 58, was found in his hotel room on Sunday, the day after his team lost to Ireland in the World Cup. Police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.
Police spokesman Karl Angell said: "The pathologist's report states that Mr Woolmer's death was due to asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation. The statement was read by a police spokesman at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel - where Mr Woolmer, 58, was found unconscious by staff on Sunday morning.
"In these circumstances, the matter of Mr Woolmer's death is now being treated by the Jamaica police as a case of murder." Mark Shields, the deputy chief commissioner of Jamaican police, said there could be one or more people involved in the murder and urged the killer or killers to give themselves up.
Earlier, Jamaican police questioned members of Pakistan's cricket squad over the death.Earlier, Jamaican police questioned members of Pakistan's cricket squad over the death.
After questioning, the team left for the Jamaican resort of Montego Bay. After being intervewed for about an hour and fingerprinted, the team left for the resort of Montego Bay.
They are due to return to Pakistan on Saturday. They were not interviewed under caution.They are due to return to Pakistan on Saturday. They were not interviewed under caution.
Mark Shields, the deputy chief commissioner of Jamaican police, said: "We do not have any suspects," adding that the team were free to leave.