Doctor: Jackson Had Faint Pulse When Found
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Monday, June 29, 2009
LOS ANGELES, June 28 -- Michael Jackson still had a faint pulse and his body was warm when his doctor found him in bed and not breathing, a lawyer for the doctor told the Associated Press on Sunday.
Edward Chernoff also said Conrad Murray never prescribed or gave Jackson the drugs Demerol or OxyContin. He denied reports suggesting Murray gave Jackson drugs that contributed to his death.
Chernoff told AP that Murray was at the pop icon's rented mansion on Thursday afternoon when he discovered Jackson in bed and not breathing. The doctor immediately began administering CPR, Chernoff said.
People close to Jackson have said since his death that they were concerned about his use of painkillers. Los Angeles County medical examiners completed their autopsy Friday and said the singer had taken unspecified prescription medication.
Jackson's family requested a private autopsy in part because of questions about Murray, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday.
"We are not saying that something is wrong; it is just bizarre," Jesse Jackson told The Post's Hamil Harris on Sunday. Jackson said that he saw Michael Jackson's children while visiting with the singer's parents. The two boys, ages 12 and 7, and 11-year-old girl were playing and "seemed to be in good spirits, considering," Jackson added.
