BEIJING, March 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Jamaican police investigating the murder of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer will order a second post-mortem examination to confirm he was strangled and did not die of natural causes because forensic pathologist Ere Seshiah concluded after the first post-mortem the cause of death was inconclusive.

WhenSeshiah asked to review his finding he concludedWoolmer, 58, died from "asphyxia due to manual strangulation."

The post-mortem foundthe hyoid bone inWoolmer's neck had been fractured. Hypostasis, discoloration of the face, also indicatedhe had been strangled. He was found slumped in his bathroom the day after Pakistanlost to Ireland.

"The jury may want a second post-mortem and if we arrest someone this week and charge them, the defense counsel will want a second," said Mark Shields, the former Scotland Yard detective leading the investigation. Seshiah declined to comment.

Shields rejected suggestions from anonymous senior International Cricket Council figures Woolmer might not have been murdered andthe hyoid bone could have been broken by his collapsing and hitting his neck on the sink or lavatory.

Police believe Woolmer wasmost likelyasphyxiated by a person using his forearm from behind, or a towel because no marks were found. Another possibility ishis neck was pressed down onto the edge of a surface. It is probable any fall heavy enough to break the hyoid bone would have left heavy bruising.

"At this stage, we go with what the pathologist has said, some of which detail I will not disclose to anyone outside the investigation team," Shields said. "I am satisfied with the results of that report."

A second post-mortem examination could also hasten the return of Woolmer's body to Cape Town, where he lived with his wife Gill and two sons.

Jamaican police have kept the former Warwickshire player's computer and mobile phone to establish with whom he was communicating just before his death. An inquest is expected within two to three weeks, but limited resources have already left the Jamaican coroner's court with a backlog of 4,000 cases.

Two Jamaican officers in the murder investigation team have been attached to the ICC's anti-corruption unit. Jeff Rees, the ACU's chief investigator, is helping Shields investigate a possible match-fixing motive.

"We're exploring the possibility of match-fixing, but that's only one line of inquiry," said Shields.

A toxicology report is due to be completed this week and should reveal whether the vomit inWoolmer's bathroom was due to his having been poisoned or drugged.

"I very much doubt it [will] but we wait for the results of the test," said Shields.

(Agencies)