Why was roebuck interviewed by police

Police established a crime scene and took personal items from the room, including a laptop. Captain Frederick van Wyk of Cape Town police said an inquest into the death had been launched.

Roebuck turned to writing after a long first-class career in which he captained Somerset in the s. He had a house in South Africa and one in Bondi. In Roebuck received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to common assault for punishing with a cane or bat three young South African cricketers he had been coaching. A distraught Jim Maxwell, the veteran ABC cricket caller, said his friendship with Roebuck had been one of his most important relationships. Thousands posted their comments online.

The Indian broadcaster Harsha Bhogle posted: ''Peter Roebuck was meant to write about cricket in the manner Sachin Tendulkar was born to play it. Honeywell 45, Market Watch. ET NOW. Brand Solutions. Video series featuring innovators. ET Financial Inclusion Summit. Malaria Mukt Bharat. Wealth Wise Series How they can help in wealth creation. Honouring Exemplary Boards. Deep Dive Into Cryptocurrency. ET Markets Conclave — Cryptocurrency. Reshape Tomorrow Tomorrow is different. Let's reshape it today.

Corning Gorilla Glass TougherTogether. ET India Inc. Frederick van Wyk told The Associated Press it was suicide but would not give further details on the nature of the death and said he could not elaborate on reports that Roebuck had been questioned by police at the hotel earlier in the evening. Roebuck, a former opening batsman who captained the Somerset squad in the s, wrote widely for the Australian press and also worked as a radio commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

After ending his playing career, he moved to Australia but also spent much of his time in South Africa. In , Roebuck pleaded guilty at a court in England on three charges of common assault involving three year-old South African men who had been staying with him.

He was given a suspended jail sentence of four months for each charge. A report by the Sydney Morning Herald, one of the newspapers Roebuck wrote for, said he had been questioned at his hotel at about 9 p. The newspaper said Roebuck was in an "agitated" state and suggested one of the police officers was still in his room when Roebuck jumped to his death. It was also reported that police removed personal items, including a laptop, from Roebuck's hotel room.

South African-born former England test captain Tony Greig, who also made the transition from player to commentator, said on Twitter: "The death of Peter Roebuck leaves the grass less green and cricket without its most effective investigative journalist.