There has been a new revelation in the investigation of Shane Warne’s demise as Thailand police have stated that there was blood found in the Australia spinner’s villa. The 52-year-old cricketing legend was declared dead by doctors in the Thai International Hospital on Friday night after friends tried to revive him in his luxury villa hours earlier.

On Sunday, skynews.com.au quoted Thai media saying that Thailand police have reportedly found “bloodstains” on the floor of Shane Warne’s room and on bath towels while searching the villa in which he was staying.

“A large amount of blood was found in the room. When CPR was started, the deceased had coughed up liquid and was bleeding,” Satit Polpinit, a commander of the local provincial police, told Thai media.

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According to Koh Samui’s Bo Phut police station superintendent Yuttana Sirisomba, Warne had “seen a doctor about his heart” recently, following which they have ruled out treating it as a suspicious death.

As per the local police information, one of Warne’s friends found the Aussie legend unresponsive around 5 pm. The group commenced CPR on Warne while waiting for an ambulance. The staff at the hotel also tried CPR, but the former cricketer died.

(PTI inputs)