Doctor let Jackson’s son watch him perform CPR on dead singer
Family is ‘sickened’
THE cause of his death remains unknown, the whereabouts of his body is a mystery, the fate of his estate and children are uncertain and conspiracy theories abound.
26 July 2009
THE cause of his death remains unknown, the whereabouts of his body is a mystery, the fate of his estate and children are uncertain and conspiracy theories abound.
Almost one month after Michael Jackson collapsed and died at his rented Los Angeles chateau on 25 Jun, the tragic King of Pop’s demise continues to raise more questions than answers, reported AFP.
Adding to all the confusion is the many versions of what took place that night given by family members and people who claim to be representing family members.
In the latest development, cardiologist Dr Conrad Murray, who tried to revive Jackson the day he died, is being investigated by the Los Angeles police for suspicion of manslaughter.
Dr Murray was hired as Jackson’s personal physician just weeks before he died.
He was in Jackson’s rented Los Angeles mansion when the pop star was found unconscious on the morning of 25 Jun and tried unsuccessfully to revive him.
The latest version of what happened when Jackson died was given by family friend Dr Steven Hoefflin, who was interviewed by the Sun.
Dr Hoefflin said that Jackson’s son Prince Michael was at the scene when Dr Murray tried to resuscitate him.
Dr Hoefflin, 63, said he was speaking on behalf of the singer’s mother Katherine.
He said: ‘I have been told by the family and from talking to the children that on the night Michael died, Dr Murray actually got one of the Jackson children – it was Prince Michael – to personally come into the bedroom to watch him performing CPR on his father.’
Dr Hoefflin said the family told him that DrMurray ensured Prince Michael understood the CPR – which stands for cardio-pulmonary resuscitation – procedure and that he was doing it correctly.
‘It is the family’s belief that this was intended to show a member of Michael’s family that he was trying to bring Michael back to life.
‘In my opinion, Dr Murray should have known Michael was already dead and I believe that is the reason he didn’t move him from the bed to the harder surface of the floor to perform CPR,’ said Dr Hoefflin.
He added that it was very traumatic for Prince Michael.
‘Katherine and the rest of the family are sickened that this happened,’ he told the Sun.
Meanwhile, authorities filed a search warrant on Thursday to allow them to seek ‘property or items constituting evidence of the offence of manslaughter that tend to show that Dr Conrad Murray committed the said criminal offence’.
The way the warrant was worded made it clear he’s the target, reported AP.
The warrant was filed a day after agents seized items from the physician’s Houston clinic and a rented storage unit.
The court documents detailed items seized by federal drug agents and Los Angeles police.
Among them were 27 tablets of the weight-loss drug phentermine, a tablet of the muscle relaxant clonazepam, two computer hard drives, e-mails and a controlled substance registration.
Dr Murray’s lawyer, Mr Edward Chernoff, confirmed a search warrant had been executed and that none of the items seized had previously been requested by authorities, but did not comment further.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office was not expected to make an official determination of what killed Jackson until at least next week.
Investigators this week were reviewing medical records taken from the offices of other doctors in the probe.
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said on Thursday he had sought information from ‘seven or eight’ doctors and Dr Murray is the only one he has yet to talk to.
Dr Winter said Mr Chernoff had offered to speak with the coroner Friday but without Dr Murray present.
Mr Chernoff issued a brief statement in response, saying Dr Winter had not made any requests to interview his client.
The powerful anaesthetic propofol has emerged as an important part of the investigation.
Doses of it were found in Jackson’s mansion, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation who is not authorised to speak publicly.
The drug was not among the items seized under the search warrant.
Is this Jackson’s illegitimate child from ’84 one-night stand?
HE SAT unnoticed with Michael Jackson’s family during his memorial service on 7 Jul.
People asked: Who is he?
The answer, according to the UK press, is that he is Jackson’s illegitimate child.
Mr Omer Bhatti, 25, had sat with his head bowed and wearing dark glasses alongside the star’s grieving brothers and sisters during the tribute.
Jackson is said to have told pals in 2004 that Norwegian Omer was born following a one-night stand in 1984.
Omer is now believed to be seeking a DNA test to discover the truth, said the Sun.
His family in the Norwegian capital of Oslo refused to rule out Jackson as Omer’s dad.
Speaking to the Sun, Omer’s Pakistani dad confirmed that he sat in the front row.
He said: ‘Yeah, yeah, I know because I was watching. I told my wife, ‘Just wait until the press see this. It’s not a small thing.’ ‘
Omer’s parents, in their late 40s, worked in the past for Jackson. His dad is believed to have been a driver and his mother a nanny. Both have refused to answer questions about the star.
Omer’s dad said: ‘Make what you like. I don’t want to discuss anything.’
Sources close to the Jacksons told MSNBC that Omer, who often went by Michael J, was introduced to the Jackson family as early as 1992.
One friend said: ‘One day at the (Neverland) ranch, Michael’s nephew Austin, (Jackson’s sister) Rebbie’s son, told his mum he just met a kid who called himself Michael J, but his name was Omer, and he was saying that Uncle Michael was his father.
‘It was just that out of the blue.
‘This was news to Rebbie, and she turned around and called (Jackson’s mother) Katherine, who had no knowledge of it either.
‘The family has been wondering how long it would take for this to get out.’
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