London
(ANI):
A
leaked
statement
by
a
witness
who
was
present
at
the
scene
when
Michael
Jackson
breathed
his
final
moments
has
been
dubbed
'inconsistent" by
the
legal
team
for
Dr
Conrad
Murray,
who
is
charged
with
the
involuntary
manslaughter
over
the
singer"s
death.
Alberto
Alvarez,
Jackson's
logistics
director,
apparently
told
investigators
Murray
interrupted
CPR
on
the
dying
star
and
caused
delay
in
calling
paramedics
while
he
tried
to
conceal
drugs.
However,
Ed
Chernoff,
among
the
lawyers
representing
Murray,
said
on
the
legal
firm's
website
that
the
statement
was
"inconsistent",
The
BBC
reported.
He
wrote:
"This
statement
was
given
more
than
two
months
after
Michael
Jackson's
death
and
is
inconsistent
with
a
statement
he
(Alvarez)
gave
the
police
the
day
after
Mr
Jackson
was
taken
to
the
hospital.
Further,
his
statement
does
not
match
up
with
much
of
the
physical
evidence
found
at
the
scene."
Chernoff
added:
"We
would
ask
the
public
to
reserve
judgement
until
after
the
people's
witnesses
are
placed
under
oath
and
subjected
to
the
rigours
of
cross-examination.
We
are
confident
that
a
fair
trial
will
ferret
out
the
truth."
Murray
has
denied
the
charge,
pleading
not
guilty
to
"unlawfully,
and
without
malice,
killing
Michael
Joseph
Jackson".
The
doctor
admitted
administering
Propofol
to
help
Jackson
sleep
hours
before
his
death.
Jackson
died
aged
50
on
June
25
last
year
at
his
home
in
Los
Angeles.
Coroners
ruled
the
case
as
homicide
mainly
caused
by
an
overdose
of
the
anesthetic
Propofol.