The ex-cricket star has been left “absolutely devastated” after his wife Wiyada died following a trip to the supermarket
Wiyada had been shopping with her friends in Surrey(Image: Supplied)
The wife of former cricket star Duncan Pauline, 46-year-old Wiyada, tragically lost her life during a routine trip to the supermarket.
Pauline, the ex all-rounder, has been left “absolutely devastated” after his wife’s sudden death at a Waitrose in Esher, Surrey, earlier this week.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 6pm on Wednesday following reports of a “concern for safety” at the store.
Both the high street and the supermarket were closed as medical teams attempted to save her, but she was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The 64-year-old cricketer expressed his deep sorrow upon announcing the loss of his partner, who had been eagerly anticipating retirement back in her home country of Thailand.
“She went out to Waitrose at about 5.15pm and then I got a call from one of her friends,” he shared with The Sun.
“I went up there expecting she’d had a knock on the head but not that she was dead. When I got there the police told me she had passed away.
“She had a cloth over her head and she looked very peaceful when they pulled the cloth off her head. She was only 46, it’s a shock that she could go so young. We’ve been married for 22 years and we were due to retire in a couple of years,” reports the Mirror.
“She wanted to go back home to Thailand. We even bought a house in Thailand for our retirement – the sad thing is she won’t get to do that now.”
At the time of the incident, police issued a statement to those in the area, saying: “We are currently on scene following a call to a concern for safety in Esher shortly after 6pm this evening (August 20). Waitrose on the high street has been closed, and there is a significant emergency services presence in the area as we deal with this incident.”
Duncan Pauline has been left “absolutely devastated”(Image: Supplied by husband)
A spokesperson for Waitrose told the BBC: “Our thoughts are with our customer’s family and loved ones.”
They said staff “acted quickly” and offered support while the emergency teams arrived. “We’re now making sure everyone is supported,” the spokesperson added.
Many people took to social media to express their sadness at what had happened. One person on Facebook wrote: “That’s awful and so young too. Thoughts to her family.”
Another person also wrote: “My thoughts go out to her family and friends.”
A spokesperson for Surrey Police said: “Officers were called to Waitrose on Esher High Street shortly after 6pm yesterday evening (August 20) by the South East Coast Ambulance Service, who were responding to a medical emergency at the location.
“Despite the best efforts of paramedics, a woman in her 40s died at the scene. Her next of kin have been informed. There was a significant emergency services presence in the area, including police, South East Coast Ambulance Service, and the Air Ambulance Charity Kent, Surrey, Sussex.”