Michael Jackson - Jackson Family Want Murray Hit With Murder Charge

03 February 2010 19:06

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Jackson Family Want Murray Hit With Murder Charge

MICHAEL JACKSON's family attorney is calling on Los Angeles prosecutors to charge the King of Pop's personal physician, DR. CONRAD MURRAY, with second-degree murder instead of manslaughter.

Murray is accused of administering the dose of anaesthetic drug Propofol to the King of Pop that led to his passing last June (09).

The Thriller superstar's death was declared a homicide by the Los Angeles county coroner's office and the medic has been identified in search warrants as a suspect in a manslaughter investigation.

Prosecutors are reportedly preparing to charge Murray with manslaughter after months of investigations, but the grieving Jackson clan is demanding authorities take a firmer stand against the doctor's actions.

Their family lawyer Brian Oxman appeared on U.S. TV's The Early Show on Wednesday (03Feb10) to blast Murray, claiming he should have known not to administer Jackson - who had previously sought treatment for an addiction to prescription medication - with such a powerful drug to help him sleep.

He said, "(Murray's actions) rose to the level of such recklessness you would say this was a second-degree murder charge...

"That (manslaughter charge) is just a slap on the wrist, and a slap in the face, because Michael Jackson was someone who we knew was in danger of being brought to his knees, brought his death, by the use of these medications."

Jackson checked into a rehabilitation centre in 1993 to help ween him off painkillers prescribed to him after suffering second-degree burns to his scalp when filming for an explosive Pepsi commercial went wrong.

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Comments View All Comments (9)

5th February 2010 11:57 Meli (6)

	Madame Ava, your ignorance overwhelms me! Having Propofol administered by a so called medical professional is quite a bit different to taking a few too many pills. Michael had already been given sedatives etc before the Propofol was administered, he could not have known how much was being given to him, he trusted Dr. Murray to do this for him. Michael may have been dependent on prescription medication but that doesn't alter the fact that Dr. Murray administered the incorrect dose and didn't monitor Michael afterwards. Dr Murray was paid to do a job, surely this proves that he put money before Michaels life, he could have refused any request but he was afraid he wouldn't get paid! Do you have no compassion? Think of the people you are hurting, Michaels children, siblings, parents, friends and loyal fans before you drivel on about something you clearly haven't taken the time to research!

4th February 2010 14:51 Madame Ava (13)

	Everyone keeps forgetting that Michael Jackson SHOPPED FOR DOCTORS to obtain and be administered PROPOFOL, no one volunteered to give it to him. THEY WERE PAID A VERY HEALTHY SALARY TO ADMINISTER IT. Even thou I feel that the Doctor negelected his patient and did not have proper revival equipment for emergency needs the fact remains MJ sought out a doctor who would provide and adminster his request. We all get prescriptions some time in our life. If you take more medicine then prescribed is that your doctors fault??? I think NOT!! Wake up people MJ Overdosed.

4th February 2010 09:19 lmiky (213)

	Why is it taking soooo long for us to know what really happened to Michael? It's so pain to think of Michael died,like a nobody(less a human).Please bring Dr. Murry in and let him tell the truth.so we can find a way to deal with this painful loss.R.I.P