MJ pleaded for drugs from his doctor, shows affidavit

WASHINGTON - Even though late King of Pop Michael Jackson’s death has been ruled as a homicide by the L.A. County coroner, an affidavit has revealed new details about actions of the singer’s doctor.

According to a search warrant affidavit released on August 24, Jackson pleaded with his doctor to give him more sedatives to cure his insomnia prior to his death, reports CBS News.

Jackson made “repeated demands/requests” for propofol, which the singer called his “milk”, the affidavit stated.

Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson’s cardiologist, administered 25 milligrams of the white-coloured liquid, a relatively small dose, and the singer finally fell asleep.

Murray told investigators that, at the time of Jacko’s death, he had been trying to wean the star off propofol, and that he’d been treating Jackson for insomnia for about six weeks with 50 milligrams of the drug every night via an intravenous drip.

The affidavit unsealed in Houston, where Los Angeles police took materials from one of Murray’s clinics last month as part of their manslaughter investigation, includes a detailed account of what detectives say Murray told them.

The L.A. County Coroner’s office will rule Jacko’s death as a homicide based on forensic tests, though the findings have not been publicly released.

“The coroner’s finding doesn’t mean we are going to see a homicide, as opposed to manslaughter case against anyone,” said a CBS News legal analyst.

“The examiner’s office doesn’t distinguish between legal terms ‘manslaughter’ and ‘homicide’,” the analyst added. (ANI)