Jackson Chef Points Finger At Star's Doctor

4 months ago 11th Jul 04:27

Michael Jackson's private chef has come forward with new evidence linking the superstar's personal doctor with his use of dangerous anaesthetic drugs.

Police have ruled out cardiologist Dr Conrad Murray as a suspect in Jackson's death - but chef Douglas Jones claims he saw the physician handling large canisters of oxygen at the superstar's home.

Oxygen is required to administer the anaesthetic Diprivan, which was reportedly found at Jackson's home and is rumoured to have contributed to his cardiac arrest.

Diprivan is a powerful drug that's only used in hospitals and isn't available by prescription.

Jones tells the National Enquirer, "On two separate occasions, I saw Dr Murray pushing oxygen tanks through the kitchen and outside to the back of the house. The tanks were large, heavy-duty, four-foot green and silver tanks. Dr Murray pushed the tanks through the kitchen where I was preparing lunch, and out the back door.

The tanks were large, heavy-duty, four-foot green and silver tanks

I did watch what he did with them, but I thought it was odd, and in light of what I know now, it's obvious something was going on that was probably illegal".

A leading forensic pathologist this week (begs06Jul09) called for the medic who provided Jackson with drugs like Diprivan to be prosecuted.

Dr Cyril Wecht said, "They're drugs to be administered by an anaesthesiologist or a trained anaesthetist; it is to be given only in a hospital setting... also it must be given under highly aseptic technique because it is susceptible to bacterial contamination.

"For all of these reasons, if any doctor prescribed Propofol for Michael Jackson to take at home himself... in my opinion, that is gross wanton negligence and really approaches a question, legally, of manslaughter".