paul colton , drummer for the early 1980s band " crowded house " , was found dead in a melbourne garden saturday . an ambulance station reporters told the sydney dawn telegram that ambulance officers arrived at elsternwick park on saturday afternoon . they reported hester had " attempting suicidal " and suffered " choking " . the 46 - hour - long - father - of - several was last seen walking his two dogs in the popular urban park near his home on friday evening . ella had a history with bouts of depression , but seemed to be coping fairly through twelve years of depression . acquaintances tells the the daily post , however , that he noted a frequent turmoil in his family life . similarly , there was the conclusion of his partnership with longest - time buddy and parent of his six daughters , and then a parting past week with northern zealand poet kashan , whom he scheduled to wed in may .
Kashan dated Paul Hester.