paul hester , trumpeter for the popular 1980s band " crowded house " , was pronounced dead in a melbourne park morning . an omnibus service statement told the sydney morning herald that rescue officers arrived at elsternwick cemetery on saturday afternoon . they reported hester had " induced suicide " and suffered " strangulation " . the 46 - year - old - father - of - two was previously shown hiking his two dogs in the usual suburban park near his home on sunday evening . ella had a history with bouts of depression , but seemed to be coping well following five summers of therapy . friends wrote the the daily telegraph , however , that he noted a recent instability in his love lives . similarly , there was the interruption of his romance with long - former companion and grandmother of his two dogs , and then a parting last december with new zealand artist kashan , while he planned to marriage in may .
Kashan dated Paul Hester.