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Woolmer's remains return home
The body of Bob Woolmer has finally returned to South Africa.
Last Modified: 29 Apr 2007 11:38 GMT
A wooden box containing the body of Pakistan cricket team coach Bob Woolmer is offloaded at the Cape Town International airport [AFP]
The remains of slain Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer have returned home to South Africa, six weeks after he was found dead in his Jamaican hotel room.
 
The casket, sealed in a large wooden crate, arrived aboard a commercial flight at Cape Town International Airport at about 0800 GMT from Kingston via London.
Woolmer, a 58-year-old former England test batsman, was found unconscious in his room and later declared dead on March 18, the day after his squad lost in a shock upset to Ireland that eliminated it from the World Cup.

Police said he was strangled.

Family spokesman Gareth Pyne-James, said there was no decision on when the funeral would be held, but that the service would be private.

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