Michael Jackson’s disgraced medic, accused of involuntary manslaughter in his death, apparently stopped performing CPR on the star and refused to call 911 until he frantically collected vials of potentially incriminating prescription drugs.
Those statements were made by Alberto Alvarez, a Michael aide, who told AP, "[
At one point, two of
Alvarez told investigators that he rushed to
The cardiologist then allegedly told Alvarez to take the IV bag with a milky substance in it from the stand next to Jacko's bed and put it in a blue carrier.
A coroner has ruled that the superstar died of an overdose of the hospital-grade anesthetic propofol and two other sedatives.
Alvarez told investigators that
"I need an ambulance as soon as possible," Alvarez told the dispatcher, according to the statement. "We have a gentleman here that needs help, and he's not breathing."
Bodyguard Faheem Muhammed rushed into the chaotic room and started doing chest compressions while
Paramedics arrived at
The statements indicate that
Chernoff discounted Alvarez’s testimony.
"[Alvarez] didn't say any of those things, then two months later, all of a sudden, the doc is throwing bottles into the bag," Chernoff said. "[His] statement is inconsistent with his previous statement."
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