http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... urray.html'Jacko doc hid drugs' says medicBy Pete Samson, US Editor
Published: 06 Jan 2011A PARAMEDIC who treated Michael Jackson on the day of his death has told how his personal doctor denied giving him any medications - and hid bottles of anaesthetic in front of him. Paramedic Martin Blount said Dr Conrad Murray, 57, never mentioned giving the pop superstar sedatives or propofol on the day the singer died.
Blount, who has 11 years experience as a paramedic, testified at the preliminary hearing at a Los Angeles court to determine if the doctor should be tried for involuntary manslaughter.
Blount said during his treatment of the pop star he noticed bottles of lidocaine - a local anaesthetic - on the floor."I asked Dr Murray did you give him these drugs and he said no."
As they were leaving the Blount testified he saw Dr Murray remove the bottles.
Blount told the court: "He scooped them off the floor and put them in a black bag."
Blount had earlier asked if Murray believed the patient was taking recreational drugs.
He said: "We asked if the patient was on any medications or any recreational drugs and the answer was no.
"Murray said the reason the patient had the IV bag attached to his leg was because he had rehearsed the night before and was exhausted."
Blount corroborated a statement from another paramedic, Richard Senneff, who said the King Of Pop's body was cool to the touch by the time they arrived.
Asked if he thought the patient was dead, Blount replied: "Yes, sir."
Blount described Murray's demeanor as panicked.
He added: "He was sweating profusely."
Thrusday's hearing began with the first paramedic on the seen who said he believed Michael Jackson had been dead for 'at least 20 minutes.
Paramedic Richard Senneff was cross-examined by lawyers defending Murray, who could face four years in jail if convicted.
Senneff testified that Jackson was given not given additional treatment by medics because he was famous and that he was not aware of who the star was until somebody mumbled it in the room.
Senneff said: "Somebody mentioned it, I'm not sure who but that's how it came out. Nobody was insisting we do anything special because of who he is."
Senneff said he was proud of the medics treatment of the pop star.
He said: "It's not that it was Michael Jackson - a celebrity - It is someone's son."
After court on Wednesday Murray told reporters he has struggled to watch Jacko's mum grieve in court as the hearing unfolds.
After an evening trip to a department store in Santa Monica he told waiting reporters: "It's hard to see he grieving. I care about her as much as I care about my own mother."
He added: "I love her very much"