AP Source: Coroner rules Jackson’s death homicide
By THOMAS WATKINS, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 22 mins ago
August 24, 2009
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson’s death a homicide, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press, a finding that makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed against the doctor who was with the pop star when he died.
The coroner determined a fatal combination of drugs was given to Jackson hours before he died June 25 in his rented Los Angeles mansion, according to the official who spoke on condition of anonymity because the findings have not been publicly released. Forensic tests found the powerful anesthetic propofol acted together with at least two sedatives to cause Jackson’s death, the official said.
Dr. Conrad Murray, a Las Vegas cardiologist who became Jackson’s personal physician weeks before his death, is the target of a manslaughter investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department. According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed Monday in Houston, Murray told investigators he administered a 25 mg dose of propofol around 10:40 a.m. after spending the night injecting Jackson with two sedatives in an unsuccessful attempt to get him to sleep.
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It has been nearly two months. Whether Dr. Conrad Murray is found guilty or not, he will lose his medical license. Propofol should never be given in a non-hospital setting because it is a powerful drug. Dr. Murray could of stopped right there and told Jackson that he would not give drugs to him because it is not good for him and is not safe to give in a non-hospital setting.
This will be news to come for some time. Hopefully, Jackson’s death will put drug addiction on the fore front. Drug addiction is very serious and harms everyone involved.
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