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CAIRO (Al Arabiya) Clues about what caused Michael Jackson's death are still in short supply and further tests are needed, doctors said Friday, after the first autopsy yielded no answers amid reports the "King of Pop" was injected with a narcotic painkiller shortly before his tragic demise.
Los Angeles coroners investigating Michael Jackson's sudden demise could not determined what killed the star from the first autopsy and said additional tests would take a few more weeks as no indication of "foul play" was found.
"There was no indication of any external trauma or indication of foul play to the body of Mr. Jackson." Craig Harvey, Los Angeles Country Coroner's spokesman told reporters outside the coroner's office Friday.
"The cause of death (determination) has been deferred, which means that the medical examiner has ordered additional testing such as toxicology and other studies," he announced. "Those tests we anticipate will take an additional four to six weeks."
" He's pumping, he's pumping his chest but he's not responding to anything, sir, please " Unknown 911 caller Jackson went into full cardiac arrest out of which paramedics could not revive him Thursday afternoon in his rented mansion in Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The 50-year-old pop superstar was rushed to nearby UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead without regaining consciousness.
Jackson's body was moved to a mortuary at the family's request on Friday night, assistant chief coroner Ed Winter told reporters without disclose the location or the time of burial.
The record of a 911 call made at 12:21 p.m. shortly before Jackson was rushed to hospital was released Friday and reported an unidentified man saying Jackson was unconscious and not breathing and that his physician was frantically performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation without results.
"He's pumping, he's pumping his chest but he's not responding to anything, sir, please," excerpts from the call released to authorities said. |  | Substance abuse? Family members showed concern over prescription drugs Jackson took ahead of his London tour Reports of drug abuse surfaced immediately after Jackson's untimely death.
Lawyer Brian Oxman, the late star's lawyer and spokesman, said he was concerned about prescription drugs the star took to relieve pain from performance injuries while a senior law enforcement official said Jackson was "heavily addicted" to the painkiller Oxycontin and was injected daily with that medication, along with Demerol.
"I do not want to point fingers at anyone because I want to hear what the toxicology report says and the coroner says but the plain fact of the matter is that Michael Jackson had prescription drugs at his disposal at all times," Oxman told ABC News.
Oxfam also said Jackson pushed himself to the limits as he rehearsed and worked hard to get in shape for his come back London tour.
New age guru and Jackson confidante Deepak Chopra, a qualified cardiologist, told CNN: "I think drugs killed him."
But Jackson's former producer Tarak Ben Ammar put the blame on doctors around the late pop icon for his death and called them "criminals." |
" It's clear that the criminals in this affair are the doctors who treated him throughout his career, who destroyed his face, who gave him medicine to ease his pain " Tarak Ben Ammar, former producer "It's clear that the criminals in this affair are the doctors who treated him throughout his career, who destroyed his face, who gave him medicine to ease his pain," Ammar told France's Europe 1 radio.
Police are reportedly seeking to question Jackson's personal physician, identified as Houston-based cardiologist Dr. Conrad Robert Murray as detectives searched Jackson's home and confiscated Murray's Mercedes from the driveway to search for evidence.
"We will do a thorough interview with the doctor to discuss some of the unanswered questions that have been raised by the death of Michael Jackson and, you know, we expect the doctor will be able to shed some light on some things," deputy chief Charlie Beck told reporters. |
Lebanese doctor Tamah Tamah denied Jackson was addicted to drugs Another personal doctor to Jackson was the Lebanese Dr. Temah Temah, a bone and joint surgeon, who managed to remain unknown since the four years he has been with the pop star only to reveal himself to set Jackson’s health record straight for the media.
Tamah, who held a press conference in Los Angeles Saturday, denied the late singer was addicted to drugs or that Demerol injections were part of his routine. Tamah’s statements prompted an investigation into Jackson’s crew of doctors one of whom were Dr. Conrad Robert Murray.
Tamah’s sudden appearance raises more questions about Jackson’s death as the Lebanese doctor has as much of a mysterious aura about him as his boss. At one point Tamah was the executive producer of Jackson’s previous company MJJ for artistic production; he was allegedly also the man
behind Jackson’s attempts to put his Beverly Hills mansion up for sale in 2004. |
" We will do a thorough interview with the doctor to discuss some of the unanswered questions that have been raised by the death of Michael Jackson " LA police Citing an interview with an unidentified close member of Jackson's family, celebrity website TMZ.com reported the entertainer was injected with Demerol about half an hour before he went into cardiac arrest.
The source said Jackson allegedly received a daily shot of Demerol, a narcotic painkiller which the "King of Pop," took to treat his dance injuries and that his family believed his death was caused by an overdose of the drug.
U.S. President Barack Obama called Jackson a "spectacular performer" but said he believed aspects of his life were "sad and tragic," the White House said. |
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