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| Jackson doctor's clinic raided | Jackson doctor's clinic raided |
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| The Houston clinic of Michael Jackson's physician has been searched by drug police looking for evidence of manslaughter, his lawyer says. | |
| Officers from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) entered Dr Conrad Murray's office and removed several items. | |
| Dr Murray's spokeswoman told the BBC the raid was "a surprise to us and it was a surprise to the attorneys". | |
| The doctor, who police say is not a suspect, was at Jackson's mansion and tried to revive him before he died. | |
| DEA spokeswoman Violet Szeleczky confirmed a search was carried out but said it was not technically a raid. | DEA spokeswoman Violet Szeleczky confirmed a search was carried out but said it was not technically a raid. |
| Officers "did not raid" the clinic, she told the AFP news agency. | Officers "did not raid" the clinic, she told the AFP news agency. |
| "What this is is the Los Angeles police department have an investigation and they came to the Drug Enforcement Agency, and they asked us to help them effect a state search warrant here," she added. | "What this is is the Los Angeles police department have an investigation and they came to the Drug Enforcement Agency, and they asked us to help them effect a state search warrant here," she added. |
| Dr Murray's lawyer said he had been helping police with inquiries | Dr Murray's lawyer said he had been helping police with inquiries |
| Dr Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, confirmed that a search had been carried out. | |
| "The search warrant authorised law enforcement to search for and seize items, including documents, they believed constituted evidence of the offenCe of manslaughter," he said in a statement posted on his firm's website. | |
| Earlier, Mr Chernoff said his client had been helping police with their inquiries. He has already been interviewed twice by police probing Michael Jackson's death. | |
| Investigators had asked for medical records in addition to those already provided by Murray. | |
| "The coroner wants to clear up the cause of death; we share that goal," said Mr Chernoff in a statement on his law firm's website on Tuesday. | "The coroner wants to clear up the cause of death; we share that goal," said Mr Chernoff in a statement on his law firm's website on Tuesday. |
| Painkiller denial | Painkiller denial |
| Speaking a few days after Jackson's death, Mr Chernoff denied Dr Murray administered painkilling drugs that could have contributed to the singer's death. | Speaking a few days after Jackson's death, Mr Chernoff denied Dr Murray administered painkilling drugs that could have contributed to the singer's death. |
| Dr Murray is frustrated by negative and often erroneous media reports - he has to walk around 24/7 with a bodyguard Dr Conrad Murray's lawyer Edward Chernoff | Dr Murray is frustrated by negative and often erroneous media reports - he has to walk around 24/7 with a bodyguard Dr Conrad Murray's lawyer Edward Chernoff |
| Any drugs his client may have given to Jackson were in response to a specific health complaint, the lawyer added. | Any drugs his client may have given to Jackson were in response to a specific health complaint, the lawyer added. |
| He said the star still had a faint pulse and was warm when Dr Murray found him in bed. | He said the star still had a faint pulse and was warm when Dr Murray found him in bed. |
| Mr Chernoff said: "He just happened to find him in his bed, and he wasn't breathing." | Mr Chernoff said: "He just happened to find him in his bed, and he wasn't breathing." |
| Paramedics were called to Jackson's Los Angeles mansion while Dr Murray was performing CPR, according to a recording of the 911 call. | Paramedics were called to Jackson's Los Angeles mansion while Dr Murray was performing CPR, according to a recording of the 911 call. |
| Mr Chernoff said in Tuesday's statement that Dr Murray had since received unwelcome attention from those angry over the singer's untimely death. | Mr Chernoff said in Tuesday's statement that Dr Murray had since received unwelcome attention from those angry over the singer's untimely death. |
| "Dr Murray was the last doctor standing when Michael Jackson died and it seems all the fury is directed toward him," Mr Chernoff said. | "Dr Murray was the last doctor standing when Michael Jackson died and it seems all the fury is directed toward him," Mr Chernoff said. |
| He added: "Dr Murray is frustrated by negative and often erroneous media reports - he has to walk around 24/7 with a bodyguard. | He added: "Dr Murray is frustrated by negative and often erroneous media reports - he has to walk around 24/7 with a bodyguard. |
| "He can't operate his practice. He can't go to work because he is harassed no matter where he goes." | "He can't operate his practice. He can't go to work because he is harassed no matter where he goes." |