New developments in cricket coach death

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Authorities in Jamaica have postponed today’s inquest into the death last month of Pakistan’s cricket coach, claiming to have discovered ``new and significant developments’’ in what has so far been presumed a murder case.

The body of Bob Woolmer, a South African national, was discovered in his Kingston hotel room a day after his team, which had been favored to advance to the final rounds of the 2007 Cricket World Cup now under way, was eliminated with a loss to Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day.

Jamaica’s daily Gleaner newspaper had speculated the inquest was put off due to the security demands on police surrounding the semi-final cricket match to be played in Kingston’s Sabina Park stadium on Tuesday.

But a statement from the Jamaican Justice Ministry disclosed Saturday that the investigation under way with the aid of Scotland Yard, Pakistan security officials and Interpol has encountered fresh leads in the coach’s death.

Posted by Carol J. Williams in Miami