마이클 잭슨 사망 원인 `살해`로 공식 확인



지난 6월 사망한 ‘팝의 황제’ 마이클 잭슨의 직접적 사인은 `살해`인 것으로 검찰 조사 결과 공식 확인됐다고 영국 데일리메일이 보도했다. 잭슨의 사망 당시 부검의는 직접적인 사망원인을 기록하지 않았으나 지난 8월 검시관의 정밀조사 결과 후 보고서에는 `타인에 의한 정맥주사로 인한 급성 프로포폴 중독`으로 사인이 기록된 것으로 나타난 것으로 밝혀졌다. 한 관계자에 따르면 잭슨 가족은 ‘경찰을 변함 없이 신뢰하고 있으며 마이클의 비극적인 죽음은 한 사람 이상의 책임’이라 말한 것으로 알려졌다. 또한 잭슨의 아버지인 조 잭슨이 아들을 위해 정의를 구하는 것을 포기하지 않을 것이며 법적 소송에 주안점을 두고 있다고 전했다. 미국 검찰은 잭슨의 주치의인 콘라드 머레이에 대해 과실치사죄로 대배심에 기소할 예정이다. 현지 언론에 따르면 머레이는 지난해 6월 25일 미국 LA에 위치한 잭슨의 자택에서 불면을 호소하는 고인에게 프로폴린 등의 마취제를 투여했으며, 그 후 마이클 잭슨은 호흡정지 상태가 된 뒤 급성심장정지로 사망했다.



Michael Jackson’s death has been officially ruled as murder, it was revealed on Jan. 10.

The British newspaper Daily Mail reported that the cause of death on the 50-year-old’s death certificate has been amended to `homicide` after months of speculation.

According to the document the King of Pop died from ‘acute Propofol intoxication’ due to an ‘intravenous injection from another’.



On the original certificate issued on July 7 deputy coroner Cheryl MacWillie refused to give a cause of death.

However after further investigations, the certificate was amended and re-released in August by medical examiner Christopher Thomas. It now states the cause of death on 25th June 2009 as `homicide`.

A source said that the Jackson family are `keeping faith with the police`, adding: `We still feel that there is more than one person responsible for Michael`s tragic death.

`Joe won`t give up on getting justice for his son and a lawuit is his focus.`

The news comes after it emerged that the singer’s doctor Conrad Murray is expected to be charged with manslaughter.



Dr Murray could be prosecuted for `gross negligence` for his treatment of the pop star during his last hours, police sources said.

Murray, a cardiologist, was with the star at his rented Los Angeles mansion in June and tried to revive him when he was found unconscious.

Murray already has a Houston law firm building his defence. Police affidavits say he admitted loading up Jackson with Propofol and other drugs in the hours before his death.

Miranda Sevcik, a spokeswoman in Houston for Murray and his lawyer, Edward Chernoff, said Friday the doctor had no comment and reiterated that Murray neither prescribed nor administered anything that should have killed Michael Jackson.