Michael Jackson’s Body Released to Family
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Michael Jackson‘s body has been released to the late star’s grieving family.
The corpse was taken to a mortuary late on Friday night at the request of the Jackson family who have yet to confirm their plans for the 50-year-old’s funeral.
Jackson died Thursday after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles.
(See a picture of Michael Jackson’s dead body)
His autopsy was completed Friday. The L.A. County Coroner said there was no trauma to the star’s body and “no indication of foul play”.
The coroner said that Michael had been taking “some prescription medications.”
The coroner said the cause of death was deferred because additional testing — including toxicology and other tests — is needed. It will take 4-6 weeks to complete.
Police and coroner’s officials are now examining the role prescription drugs may have played in Jackson’s death as it was reported that he was injected with the powerful painkiller Demerol shortly before he fell ill.
(Listen to the Michael Jackson 911 call)
Officers now want to speak to Dr Conrad Murray, a cardiologist who practices in California, Nevada and Texas. He will now be questioned further by detectives and his car was seized from outside Jackson’s house in case it contained drugs or other evidence.
Charlie Beck, assistant police chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said it was “way too early” to draw any conclusions about the singer’s death.
He said officers spoke to Dr Murray immediately after Jackson’s death but now wanted to carry out “an extensive follow-up interview”.
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