14 DAY TRIAL // Dr. Conrad Murray, who worked as Michael Jackson’s personal physician and who reportedly administered him the fatal dose of Propofol in June last year, is charged with involuntary manslaughter. A previous hearing established that Murray may have lied about the amount of anesthetic he gave the singer, but a recent report cited by People magazine claims he may have done more than that.
Apparently, a Jackson aide said during a recent court hearing that he personally saw Dr. Murray stop CPR on Michael to hide vials and other containers that had drugs in them. In saying so, the aide hints that the doctor knew he’d given the singer too much, especially since he was already unresponsive – lying on the bed with his eyes wide open and not looking alive, it has been claimed. As expected, an attorney for Murray is denying all allegations of this kind.
“Jackson aide Alberto Alvarez told investigators that last June 25 he rushed to Jackson’s room and saw the star in his bed with an IV attached to his leg. Jackson’s mouth and eyes were wide open and there was no sign of life, according to the AP. Murray performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while Alvarez took over CPR. At one point, Murray halted CPR so he could collect rubber-topped vials, which he told Alvarez to put in a plastic bag, then into a brown canvass bag,” People writes citing a witness report.
Alvarez also stated that Murray told him to remove an IV bag that contained a milky substance. A few days after Michael’s death, Dr. Murray himself pointed investigators to a secret cabinet in the singer’s room, which was filled with vials of the same milky substance – Propofol. It has already been determined that Michael Jackson died of an overdose of Propofol, a very powerful anesthetic that is usually administered in hospitals only, by specialized personnel. Michael asked for the drug in order to be able to sleep.
However, as also noted above, a legal representative for Dr. Murray is saying the latest revelation in the case has little – if any – value given that Alvarez made the same claim in the second interview with the police, but not the first. On the premise that this is simply something you don’t forget to mention at once, the attorney is arguing Alvarez came up with the story at a later time, therefore it’s entirely fabricated.