The Editor, Sir:

From the mere fact that Bob Woolmer died immediately after the loss of the world-class cricket team Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup, suspicion would be in place. Any news coming from the police had to be swift. Accordingly, it was accepted that when the police stated that he had been murdered, many people accepted that as conclusive.

We are now given a different story, a cause for concern about the method used at first in disclosing that a murder had occurred, when it was otherwise. We, however, may not want to fault the police for such swift disclosure, for the world was looking for an answer, and to remain silent for a long period of time would have led other investigative bodies to call the Jamaica Constabulary Force inept.

Sadly, Mr. Bob Woolmer died at a time when his team had been defeated, yet that is life and death. No one is given control as to when life will leave a person. Surely, we have to accept the final report of pathologists and scientific techniques that render conclusive evidence that Bob Woolmer died of natural causes in his room. However, we can also accept the police rush to reveal their early disclosures as mistakes, as they said.

Thus, a note of regret to the family of Bob Woolmer and a broad smile to Pakistan players for their cooperation in the investigation. The world's eyes were on this investigation and the Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas, handled it.

I am, etc.,

Winston Harding

winstonh_2005@yahoo.com

Toronto, Ontario

Canada

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