Police tight-lipped on MJ murder claims

16 Jul 2009, 11:00 am   -   Source: AFP
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Recent reports said Jackson's body was 'riddled with needlemarks' when he was taken to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest last month. (File EPA)

Recent reports said Jackson's body was 'riddled with needlemarks' when he was taken to hospital after suffering cardiac arrest last month. (File EPA)

LA police have refused to confirm whether they are treating Michael Jackson's death as a murder, as reported by the website that first announced he had collapsed.

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Los Angeles police have said they were investigating pop icon Michael Jackson's death, but would not confirm it was being treated as a homicide investigation as reported by entertainment website TMZ.com.

"It's a death investigation, still an investigation, ongoing as death investigation, that's the only thing that we can say," LAPD spokesperson Amanda Betat told AFP.

TMZ.com reported the Los Angeles Police Department is treating Michael Jackson's death as a homicide and is focusing on Doctor Conrad Murray.

The pop icon's family has spoken of "unanswered questions" concerning Murray's role in the final hours of Jackson's life. Murray's lawyers insist he has been cleared of wrongdoing.

TMZ, citing "multiple" law enforcement sources, said "the evidence points to the anesthesia Propofol as the primary cause of Jackson's death."

Law enforcement sources told TMZ there was already "plenty of powerful evidence" pointing to Murray, 51, as the person who administered the drug, which has a brand name Diprivan, to the King of Pop.

The evidence, TMZ said, includes items found in Jackson's rented mansion, including Propofol, an IV stand and an oxygen tank.

The report came after the Los Angeles County Coroner's office subpoenaed the superstar's dermatologist Arnold Klein on Tuesday, seeking "additional medical records" from the physician's Beverly Hills office.

Investigators have been scrutinising the possible role of drugs in the death of Jackson, who died on June 25 aged 50 after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles.
 

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