Daraine Luton, Staff Reporter

CORONER Patrick Murphy is now in receipt of a report from the police, which includes statements collected from potential witnesses in the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer.

The documents, which Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Mark Shields said were forwarded yesterday, are also thought to contain the detailed findings of government pathologist, Dr. Ere Sheshiah, who conducted the post-mortem on Woolmer, two days after he was found unconscious in his hotel room on March 18.

A coroner's inquest was ordered by Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas last Friday.

Now, with the report in hand, The Gleaner understands that summonses have already gone out to potential jurors.

Meanwhile, DCP Shields, who addressed journalists at a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel yesterday, said contrary to reports in the international media, there will be no second post-mortem on Mr. Woolmer's body.

An unnamed Pakistani Cricket Board official has been quoted as saying Dr. Sheshiah erred in his analysis of the cause of death, and that Mr. Woolmer may have died from natural causes.

"It will stay as a murder investigation," DCP Shields insisted.

"Until I get the final report from forensics in terms of toxicology and everything else, and gather all that information, my mind is not changed one iota so I am not likely to listen to an anonymous Pakistani who is telling that it's actually natural causes. I will stick with the experts and the information that I have," DCP Shields said.

He continued: "If there was any discussion about a second post-mortem at any stage, that would be something that I would discuss with him (the coroner) and then announce."

Making progress

While the mystery surrounding the death of Mr. Woolmer continues, the police say they have been making progress in the investigations.

DCP Shields said the analysis of the CCTV footage continues and this should be completed in short order. He said the images were visible and hinted that he had seen people on the tape who have been interviewed by the police.

"At a meeting yesterday evening, I looked at a few still images myself, and I have satisfied myself that I can easily identity people who were on the floor, in that there were some people who I have met in the week after the murder of Bob Woolmer who I could clearly, visibly identify," DCP Shields said.