In the latest development, the Thailand Police have revealed that legendary leg-spinner Shane Warne, who passed away due to a suspected heart attack on March 04, had suffered chest pain before leaving the country for a holiday in the Asian nation.
Warne, 52, tragically passed away on Friday (March 04) after he was found unconscious in his room at the Koh Samui Villa in Thailand, where he was staying with his three mates.
In a statement released by the Thai police, it's been confirmed that Warne was suffering from asthma and had even consulted his doctor because of repeated chest pain before he left Australia for a holiday.
"He had asthma and had seen a doctor about his heart," Yuttana Sirisombat, superintendent at the Bo Phut Police Station told reporters as quoted by Reuters.
"We learned from his family that he had experienced chest pains when he was back home in his country," he said.
Large amount of blood stains was found in his room. As a result, Thai police do not yet have an official cause of death.
"A large amount of blood was found in the room," Police Major General Satit Polpinit, commander of Surat Thani Provincial Police, said on Saturday. “When CPR was started, the deceased had coughed up liquid and was bleeding.”
Yesterday, Warne's manager James Erskine had revealed chilling details of the legendary cricketer's final moments.
Speaking to Fox Cricket, Erksine revealed that Warne was found unconscious by his colleague Andrew Neophitou, after he had gone to check on the latter after the 52-year-old did not turn up for a planned outing.
Neophitou tried to revive Warne by giving him CPR for 20 minutes before the ambulance came in. Following futile attempts to revive him, Warne was announced dead by the authorities.
"They were going to have a drink...or go and meet someone to go out and have a drink at 5 pm and Neo knocked on his door at 5.15 pm because Warnie is always on time. He went in there... and then realised something was wrong. And he turned him over and gave him CPR and mouth-to-mouth, which lasted about 20 minutes and then the ambulance came." Erskine said.
Allan McKinnon, the Australian ambassador to Thailand, spoke to the media following his meeting with the Thailand Police on Saturday. He said that efforts are being made to take Warne's corpse back to Australia as soon as possible.
The Thai police are investigating the Villa and have recorded statements of people who accompanied Warne.
"[The] police station and the hospital in Koh Samui are facilitating the process of getting Shane Warne back to Australia as quickly as possible
They have been very compassionate, very efficient and very understanding."
On expected terms, Warne's three kids- Brooke, Summer and Jackson- are extremely devastated at the shock demise.
"The three children are in a complete shock. I spoke to them yesterday and ... Jackson just said, 'We expect him to walk in the door. This is like a bad dream," he said on Channel 09.
Warne will be given a state funeral by the Victorian government for his stellar contributions to the country.