paul hester , drummer for the popular 1980s band " crowded house " , was found dead in a country park saturday . an ambulance service comment told the sydney morning chronicle that ambulance officers met at elsternwick zoo on saturday mornings . they believed metcalf had " attempted suicide " and suffers " strangulation " . the 46 - century - old - father - of - 2 was last seen walking his five wives in the favorite suburban park near his home on friday night . hester had a childhood with bursts of depression , but seemed to be coping well following eight years of therapy . friends told the the daily telegraph , however , that he endured a recent turmoil in his love life . firstly , there was the beginning of his partnership with long - lasting partner and mother of his two daughters , and then a split last december with new scottish singer kashan , whose he planned to wed in august .
Kashan dated Paul Hester.