Michael Jackson Could Not Cause Own Death, Doctor Contends
The Conrad Murray manslaughter trial is in its third week and despite a slew of witness testimonies, one thing remains apparent – Murray’s claim that Michael Jackson accidentally overdosed on Propofol is a losing argument.
Murray alleged that Jackson self-administered the medication, which caused his death.
According to Murray, he was not present when Jackson took the Propofol because he had gone to the bathroom when Jackson fell asleep.
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The defense contends that Murray’s story doesn’t add up.
"The theory that seems less reasonable to me is that Mr. Jackson woke up, and although he was under the influence of sedative medications, managed to give himself another dose," said Dr. Christopher Rogers.
The full details of that evening have Murray spending the entire night in the room with Jackson. Jackson could not fall asleep and had a rehearsal for his comeback tour that afternoon. Dr. Murray gave a variety of drugs to Jackson throughout the night, but none of them were successful in putting the singer to sleep.
Jackson then asked Murray for his “milk,” or Propofol, as Murray says Michael called it.
Murray said he was reluctant to give Jackson the medication because he had been trying to wean him off of it. At the insistence of Jackson, Murray finally gave in.
He then claimed Jackson fell asleep, so he took a bathroom break and upon returning two minutes later found Michael had flat lined. Murray then tried to resuscitate him.
According to Dr. Rogers, this situation was highly unbelievable.
He said Murray is trying to make everyone believe, “The new dose circulated through the body enough that he (Jackson) stopped breathing by the time Dr. Murray came back, and that all of this happened in two minutes.”
However, Rogers felt it was more believable to say, "To me, it seems like it's reasonable to believe that the doctor had an imperfect control over the dose and he may have accidentally given too much," he said.
The trial is on break and will resume next week.
