George Baldock's Body Will Be Flown To England, Police Put Aside Possible Murder

JAKARTA - George Baldock's body will be flown back to England this weekend for burial in his homeland.

Efforts to repatriate the body are currently underway.

"If the documents are ready, repatriation can be done. That means this weekend," a source in Greece told The Sun.

Meanwhile, police ruled out the possibility of criminality in the death of the former Sheffield United star.

Baldock was found dead in the swimming pool of his home in Athens on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.

The Greek police on Friday, October 11, 2024, said all evidence led to an accident that caused Baldock to sink.

"From the available evidence to date, based on the initial assessment of the corpse inspector and the crime scene in the house, criminal acts have been ruled out."

"It really appears that this was an accident and a case of drowning, but we have to wait for the results of the toxicology test," said a police spokesman.

According to The Sun, toxicology testing could take weeks, even months to determine the exact cause of Baldock's death.

Baldock's agent when met separately said he did not want to comment.

Goerge Baldock is a English-Yunani footballer. He was born in Buckingham 31 years ago.

The defender pursued a football career at Milton Keynes Dons before being poor across several English clubs, such as Northampton Town, Tamworth, Oxford United, and Sheffield United.

In May 2024, he has just moved to Greece's big club, Panathinaikos.

Despite having British blood, Baldock prefers to defend the Greek national team based on descendants from his grandmother. He has also packaged 12 appearances there.

Baldock's departure leaves deep sorrow for English and Greek football. When the two national teams met at the UEFA Nations League, Friday, October 11, 2024, at Wembley Stadium, they paid their last respects to Baldock.

Both teams took a moment of silence before the kick-off and made the tires black off guard.