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Rex Posted 19 years ago
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Body fairly soon
0 The former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer may have been drugged with snake venom, according to the police who are investigating his death. A friend of the family said Gill Woolmer has been informed that her husband was probably subdued by a "natural toxin" which left his body by the time of the forensic examination. 02 br
00 Neil Manthorp, a respected South African cricket commentator, said in the English tabloid the 01 i 00 Mail on Sunday 02 i 00 : "I spoke to Gill and her sons Russell and Dale two days ago. The boys both said police had told their mum the toxicology results are inconclusive. 02 br
00 "The detective told Gill they believe it must have been a natural poison, such as a snake venom, which leaves the body fairly soon afterwards. The police theory is that this was administered to Bob in the bathroom of his hotel room to subdue him before he was strangled. The officer said that the only way to prove this was to look for tissue damage, which was why they had sent the results back to England for further testing." 02 br
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00 I can't fathom out the following sentence of the above. 02 br
00 The detective told Gill they believe it must have been a natural poison, such as a snake venom, which leaves the body fairly soon afterwards. 02 br
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01 font 00 What is the meaning of 'which leaves the body fairly soon afterwards' ? Obviously if you take poison, you die or become seriously ill. What is body failry soon afterwards? 02 font 0-
00 Neil Manthorp, a respected South African cricket commentator, said in the English tabloid the 01 i 00 Mail on Sunday 02 i 00 : "I spoke to Gill and her sons Russell and Dale two days ago. The boys both said police had told their mum the toxicology results are inconclusive. 02 br
00 "The detective told Gill they believe it must have been a natural poison, such as a snake venom, which leaves the body fairly soon afterwards. The police theory is that this was administered to Bob in the bathroom of his hotel room to subdue him before he was strangled. The officer said that the only way to prove this was to look for tissue damage, which was why they had sent the results back to England for further testing." 02 br
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00 I can't fathom out the following sentence of the above. 02 br
00 The detective told Gill they believe it must have been a natural poison, such as a snake venom, which leaves the body fairly soon afterwards. 02 br
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01 font 00 What is the meaning of 'which leaves the body fairly soon afterwards' ? Obviously if you take poison, you die or become seriously ill. What is body failry soon afterwards? 02 font 0-
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0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 Rex 12 cite 10 The former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer may have been drugged with snake venom, according to the police who are investigating his death. A friend of the family said Gill Woolmer has been informed that her husband was probably subdued by a "natural toxin" which left his body by the time of the forensic examination. 12 br 12 br 10 Neil Manthorp, a respected South African cricket commentator, said in the English tabloid the 11 i 10 Mail on Sunday 12 i 10 : "I spoke to Gill and her sons Russell and Dale two days ago.
- 0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 Rex 12 cite 10 The former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer may have been drugged with snake venom, according to the police who are investigating his death.
- A friend of the family said Gill Woolmer has been informed that her husband was probably subdued by a "natural toxin" which left his body by the time of the forensic examination.
- 12 br 12 br 10 Neil Manthorp, a respected South African cricket commentator, said in the English tabloid the 11 i 10 Mail on Sunday 12 i 10 : "I spoke to Gill and her sons Russell and Dale two days ago.
- The boys both said police had told their mum the toxicology results are inconclusive.
- 12 br 12 br 10 "The detective told Gill they believe it must have been a natural poison, such as a snake venom, which leaves the body fairly soon afterwards.
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01 cite 10 Rex 12 cite 10 The former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer may have been drugged with snake venom, according to the police who are investigating his death. A friend of the family said Gill Woolmer has been informed that her husband was probably subdued by a "natural toxin" which left his body by the time of the forensic examination
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0 The claim is that snake venom is not chemically stable in the human body. Quite soon after it has done its damage, it breaks down chemically into its components, which would be elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, possibly because of the detoxifying action of the liver. Once a substance is broken down into simpler elements there is no longer any way to detect what the original
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