Woolmer's wife retracts, she now suspects murder

London, Mar 22 (UNI) Barely a day after she rubbished in an Indian TV channel any conspiracy behind her husband's tragic death in Jamaica, Gill Woolmer now says he could have been murdered.

Gill told Sky Sports in an interview that she thought her 58-year-old husband died of a heart attack but could not discount more sinister possibilities.

''I suppose there is always the possibility, I mean some of the cricket fans are extremely volatile and passionate about the game ... so I suppose there is always the possibility that it could be that (murder),'' she said.

Pakistan coach Woolmer was found unconscious in his Kingston hotel room in Jamaica less than 24 hours after his side's shock World Cup defeat at the hands of Ireland which knocked them out of the showpiece event. He was pronounced dead in a local hospital later that day.

Woolmer's death overshadowed everything happening on the field, more so after Jamaican Police decided to treat the case as ''suspicious'' and launched full investigation on the possibilty of murder of the India-born coach.

In the latest development, the Jamaican authorities have decided to review the first pathology report conducted by a government expert by another pathologist from the United States, who would be flown in to Jamaica shortly.

Officers were also waiting for the results of toxicology tests of Woolmer's tissue samples to confirm the causes of his death.

The local authorities have also sought help from Scotland Yard of England and two officers of London's top detective agency are arriving in Jamaica shortly to help crack the mystery.

Gill yesterday told NDTV that she was not suspecting any foul play behind her husband's death.

''No I don't see any conspiracy in his death. I am aware that his death is being viewed as a 'suspicious' death. He had nothing to do with the match fixing controversy and any such person being involved is highly unlikely. We never got any threats as far as I know,'' she had said from Cape Town when asked about the conspiracy angle.

She had also brushed aside reports of her husband's possible death due to combined effect of prescription drugs for diabetes and overdose of alcohol, besides saying that Woolmer had a very good relationship with the Pakistani team.

She, however, changed her script in the Sky Sports interview and said there was possibilty of her husband being murdered but refused to share some ''indications'' given to her by Jamaican investigators.

''It fills me with horror. I just can't believe that people would behave like that or that anyone would want to harm someone who has done such a great service to international cricket,'' she said.

''They (Jamaican authorities) have given me some indication of why they think it's suspicious but I'm not prepared to say what,'' she added.

Gill also ruled out suicide, adding that her husband was fit and had been trying to lose weight because of diabetes.

''He was very depressed and he sent me an email to that effect, but he always got depressed and down when the boys didn't do as he expected and hoped.

''But that was normal in any competition, he was a very competitive person. But there's no way that suicide was involved, he would never ever...'' she said.

She said she was waiting for the results of the second pathologist's report before her husband's body could be flown home to South Africa.

UNI