Joe Jackson -“My son was murdered”
Posted on February 9, 2010
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Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star’s death last summer.The involuntary manslaughter charge means that Murray caused Jackson’s death by acting “without due caution and circumspection.” He is currently in custody and is being held on $75,000 bail.
Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz ordered Murray to surrender his passport, but granted the doctor permission to continue practicing medicine as long as he doesn’t administer anesthesia,
A criminal complaint has been filed alleging that Murray “did unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Joseph Jackson.”
Members of Jackson’s family, including his parents, Joe and Katherine and three of his brothers, arrived at the courthouse minutes after the charges were announced. Michael Jackson died from “acute propofol intoxication,” combined with other sedatives, all of which were administered by Murray to help Jackson, 50, with insomnia.
The upcoming trial is already shaping up to be yet another celebrity drama. Fans crowded the courthouse during the arraignment, chanting and holding signs that read “Justice for Michael.” Neither Murray nor the Jacksons showed much emotion as the six-foot-five Murray entered his plea through his attorney Ed Chernoff, but as he emerged from court, Joe Jackson declared, “My son was murdered”.
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