With the discussion around the death of Michael Jackson continuing, his personal physician has denied giving the star an injection of drugs on the day he died.
The King Of Pop is dead. Michael Jackson died of a heart attack in his Los Angeles home on June 29th, just a few short days before he was due to begin his comeback shows in London’s O2 Arena.
In the aftermath of his death shocked fans were left to mourn while the media went into overdrive speculating over the cause of his demise. Some pointed to Jackson’s personal physician, whose whereabouts were unknown.
Amid mounting speculation, the singer’s doctor Conrad Murray have been moved to issue a statement denying that he gave Jackson an injection of drugs that may have led to his death, and that moreover he is not a suspect after speaking to police.
Lawyer Edward Chernoff said: “Dr Murray has never prescribed nor administered Demerol to Michael Jackson. Not ever. Not that day. Not OxyContin (either) for that matter.”
The statement follows reports that Michael Jackson had been given a shot of Demerol – a powerful painkiller – by his physician.
Chernoff also revealed how his client discovered the singer. “He just happened to find him in his bed and he wasn’t breathing. Mr Jackson was still warm and had a pulse.”
Meanwhile fans across the globe are still in mourning for the star. An icon, Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ album remains the best selling record in the history of the charts. Fans have crafted posters and placed lit candles in the windows of music store HMV in London’s Piccadilly Circus.
Sean O’Kane came up with the idea, and told press: “It is mainly a place for fans who are in mourning where we can be there for each other at this really difficult time.”
