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Woolmer broke bone in throat vomiting - Sky TV

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 22 (Reuters) Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer broke a bone in his throat while vomiting, Sky Television reported today.

They reported that Woolmer, 58, suffered the injury after falling against a toilet bowl. The report was unsourced.

Woolmer died on Sunday after being discovered unconscious in his hotel bedroom less than 24 hours after Pakistan had suffered a shock World Cup exit at the hands of debutants Ireland.

The report ran shortly before a news conference at the Pakistan team hotel in Kingston was expected to start. It could not be immediately verified by Reuters.

A source close to the matter told Reuters that the team were in a meeting with Jamaican police deputy commissioner Mark Shields. It had lasted over an hour.

Reuters DH VP0127

Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 15:53 [IST]
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