LOS ANGELES (AP) — The doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death tells detectives in a recorded interview that he took all possible precautions for the singer’s safety before giving him a powerful anesthetic.
Dr. Conrad Murray is heard telling the detectives that he kept oxygen nearby and a fingertip monitor to check the singer’s oxygen saturation level.
Prosecutors contend Murray was reckless and the equipment wasn’t adequate to properly monitor Jackson while he was sedated with the anesthetic propofol.
The doctor tells detectives that he was giving the singer propofol daily for two months except for three days before Jackson’s death to try to wean the singer off the drug.
Jurors are listening to the recording on the ninth day of Murray’s involuntary manslaughter trial. Murray has pleaded not guilty.
