Los Angeles - Authorities will take months rather than weeks to make a decision on whether to file charges in connection with Michael Jackson's June 25 death, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Quoting prosecutors and police investigators, the report said that with so much evidence to review, including complex medical data, they needed input from a wide variety of experts before deciding on a possible prosecution.
The main subject of the investigation is Dr Conrad Murray, Jackson's personal physician who administered the anesthetic propofol as a sleeping aid that coroner's officials say killed the pop singer.
Murray, 56, has been named as a suspect in a manslaughter investigation but recently resumed practice in Houston, Texas. Murray has denied repeatedly any wrongdoing and insists he gave appropriate medical aid when he found Jackson's distressed and not breathing.
Murray's lawyer maintains that he is fully cooperating with police and had told investigators that he was trying to wean Jackson off propofol when the singer died.
