Detectivesinvestigating the murder of Bob Woolmer are studying the possibility thatpoison was used to incapacitate
MarkShields,
"Ihave said from the beginning that if he was manually strangled, there arecertain aspects that don't quite add up," Shields said.
"Thereis a possibility that something was used to incapacitate Bob that could haveenabled somebody to go into his room and kill him quietly.
"ButI emphasise once more that we are we are keeping all lines of enquiryopen."
'Cyanide-likepoison'
Shields'scomments followed a report in
Aconitecauses internal organ failure and forces the victim's breath to slow until itstops.
Death isusually caused by asphyxiation within 30 minutes, the report said.
Shieldswould not directly comment on the report, but acknowledged police had receivedinformation about a possible substance used to knock-out Woolmer.
'Pointlessto speculate'
"Inthe course of our enquiries we have received information about possible poisonsthat may have been used," he said.
"Butuntil we receive the toxicology reports it is pointless to speculate on whatthat substance might be."
Woolmer'swidow said she was not aware of any claim that her husband had been poisoned.
"Ihaven't heard anything," Gill Woolmer said from her home in Pinelands in
"EverythingI know comes from Mark Shields, who said he would keep me informed of any newdevelopments."
Thefact that detectives are still awaiting toxicology reports on Woolmer over twoweeks after his death has led to questions over whether
Fourpolice officers from
Shieldshowever insisted that the arrival of the officers should not be interpreted asan indicator that the local investigation was floundering.
"Thisis an entirely standard procedure in any major investigation," Shieldssaid.
"Onceyou get past the first seven to 14 days of the inquiry it is normal to retraceyour steps and make sure nothing has been overlooked."
Complexinvestigation
Detectiveswere continuing to treat the investigation as murder, Shields said, followingpress reports in
Woolmer'smurder has led to speculation about a possible link to match-fixing in cricket,although detectives have so far said they have uncovered no evidence ofcorruption.
TheWoolmer's death is the subject of the biggest and most complex murderinvestigation in
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