michael hester , drummer for the favourite 1980s band " crowded house " , was located dead in a suburb park saturday . an ambulance service spokeswoman told the sunday weekly herald that ambulance officers arrived at elsternwick park on yesterday midday . they reported hester had " intended suicide " and had " strangled " . the 46 - year - old - father - of - two was last seen walking his several dogs in the popular residential parks near his home on friday evening . hester had a history with bouts of depression , but seemed to be coping well following eight centuries of rehab . friends told the the daily telegraph , however , that he suffered a recent crisis in his love history . firstly , there was the collapse of his romance with longest - time partner and wife of his 2 daughters , and then a breakup second december with new scottish singer kashan , who he planned to husband in may .
Kashan dated Paul Hester.