Post by wheelspinner on Apr 19, 2012 4:58:31 GMT -5
It's well known that Greg Ham took it very hard when Men At Work lost the lawsuit over whether his flute solo in Down Under was plagiarised. I sure hope this isn't what it seems to be in the surface.
Greg Ham found dead in house
PAUL MILLAR AND HENRIETTA COOK
Men at Work flautist Greg Ham has been found dead in a house in Melbourne’s inner north.
Police were called to the house in Canning Street, North Carlton, soon after midday and are trying to determine the cause of the man's death.
The body was found by a friend after he went to the house to check on the man's welfare and there was no answer at the door. He then returned with another friend and found the body in the front of the house.
The area has been cordoned off with police tape and there are a large number of police at the scene.
Police would not confirm the identity of the man as relatives still had to be notified, but said he was a 58-year-old who lived at the house alone.
Detective Senior Sergeant Shane O'Connell said there were several unexplained circumstances surrounding the death but would not go into detail.
"There are a number of issues we are trying to resolve as to how the male died", Sergeant O'Connell, of the homicide squad, said.
A close neighbour said he had moved into the street only recently, and although he was a bit of a recluse he had attended a barbecue recently .
"He looked like he'd done it hard," Linda Phypers said.
"He had lived just a bit further around the corner, and I think Men at Work had their first recording there."
Ms Phypers said that Ham had been renovating the corner house and was always pleasant to everyone in the street, although he had obvious health issues.
"He talked about that riff and he was still pretty upset about that", she said.
"But he was a good guy. He used to walk the streets a bit and looked a bit daggy."
A post-mortem examination will be held to determine the cause of death.
Forensic detectives are at the scene and pathologists will attend later today.
A neighbour said the well-known musician had moved into the house a few months ago. He had moved from another house just around the corner where it is believed Men at Work rehearsed.
A section of Fenwick Street near the house, a converted shop front, has been fenced off with police tape.
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Greg Ham found dead in house
PAUL MILLAR AND HENRIETTA COOK
Men at Work flautist Greg Ham has been found dead in a house in Melbourne’s inner north.
Police were called to the house in Canning Street, North Carlton, soon after midday and are trying to determine the cause of the man's death.
The body was found by a friend after he went to the house to check on the man's welfare and there was no answer at the door. He then returned with another friend and found the body in the front of the house.
The area has been cordoned off with police tape and there are a large number of police at the scene.
Police would not confirm the identity of the man as relatives still had to be notified, but said he was a 58-year-old who lived at the house alone.
Detective Senior Sergeant Shane O'Connell said there were several unexplained circumstances surrounding the death but would not go into detail.
"There are a number of issues we are trying to resolve as to how the male died", Sergeant O'Connell, of the homicide squad, said.
A close neighbour said he had moved into the street only recently, and although he was a bit of a recluse he had attended a barbecue recently .
"He looked like he'd done it hard," Linda Phypers said.
"He had lived just a bit further around the corner, and I think Men at Work had their first recording there."
Ms Phypers said that Ham had been renovating the corner house and was always pleasant to everyone in the street, although he had obvious health issues.
"He talked about that riff and he was still pretty upset about that", she said.
"But he was a good guy. He used to walk the streets a bit and looked a bit daggy."
A post-mortem examination will be held to determine the cause of death.
Forensic detectives are at the scene and pathologists will attend later today.
A neighbour said the well-known musician had moved into the house a few months ago. He had moved from another house just around the corner where it is believed Men at Work rehearsed.
A section of Fenwick Street near the house, a converted shop front, has been fenced off with police tape.
www.theage.com.au/victoria/-1x93x.html