Cricket legend Shane Warne’s official cause of death finally revealed
Cricket legend Shane Warne’s official cause of death has finally been revealed – along with one of his final acts just months before his death.
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The official cause of death of cricket legend Shane Warne has been shared after his death certificate was released for the first time.
The document, from the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, gives the devoted father-of-three’s occupation as “business owner”, while his cause of death is declared “coronary artery atherosclerosis”.
The condition is described as the narrowing or blockage of arteries, which can result in a heart attack.
It has now also been revealed that Warne made his will just three months before his shock death, sitting down to sign the document in the Port Melbourne office of his lawyer on December 3, 2021.
The beloved spin king died aged just 52 in his room at the Samujana Villas resort on the island of Koh Samui on March 4, 2022.
Warne had allegedly been seeing a cardiologist in Melbourne for chest pain, according to Daily Mail Australia.
The will and death certificate were released this week by the Victorian Supreme Court.
Details of his will were shared last Thursday, with Warne leaving 31 per cent each of his $20.7 million fortune to his three children Jackson, Brooke and Summer.
The rest was divided between his brother, Jason, who was given two per cent of his wealth, and his niece Tyla and nephew Sebastian, who got 2.5 per cent each.
Among his $20.7 million estate was his $6.5 million home in Portsea and $5 million in his Australian bank account. He had around $500,000 in another account with HSBC, and nearly $3 million in shares.
Warne also requested that his vehicle collection — comprising of a BMW, Mercedes Benz and a Yamaha motorbike and valued at $375,500 — be bequeathed to his son, Jackson.
The sudden loss of the Melbourne-born icon shocked the world, with an outpouring of grief culminating in a memorial service at the MCG.
Warne is regarded as one of the finest cricketers in history, claiming 708 Test wickets at 25.41 in 145 matches between 1992 and 2007.
No Australian has taken more international wickets than the Victorian.
He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2013, and was named one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Century, alongside Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Sir Vivian Richards.
He also featured in Australia’s 1999 World Cup triumph, winning six Ashes series.
After his retirement, Warne served as a commentator and broadcaster for Channel 9 and Fox Cricket.
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