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Jackson’s body had 13 puncture marks: autopsy

Los Angeles: With Michael Jackson’s personal physician Conrad Murray being charged for involuntary manslaughter in the pop icon’s death, the Los Angeles coroner has released the autopsy report. Puncture wounds on his neck, arms and legs were graphically detailed in the 51-page report which gives vivid details supporting last August’s conclusion that Jackson died from “acute propofol intoxication,” CNN online reported.

There were 13 puncture marks on Jackson’s body, and 38 marks in total. The autopsy also revealed that Jackson’s “sparse” hair was “connected to a wig.”The singer weighed 136 pounds and was 69 inches tall. The front of Jackson’s scalp, from his hairline, was tattooed with dark ink over the “frontal balding.” His eyebrows and the border of his eyelids were also tattooed and there was a “pink tattoo” on his lips.

Dr. Murray, who pleaded not guilty to the charges, told investigators he gave Jackson propofol, a powerful anaesthetic, to help him sleep.

The Los Angeles coroner’s office had previously said the 50-year-old star died from a lethal dose of propofol and Dr. Murray was charged with involuntary manslaughter by acting “without malice” but also “without caution and circumspection.” The report, which concludes that the care the singer received in the final hours of his life violated accepted medical standards, will be the centrepiece in the high-profile prosecution case against the cardiologist.

The report described the amount of propofol Jackson was given as enough to knock a patient unconscious for “major surgery.” — PTI

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