London: The leaked autopsy details of Michael Jackson show that the pop icon was a virtual skeleton as he was barely eating and only had pills in his stomach when he died, says a new report.
According to the detailed autopsy reported by the Sun, Jackson was bald, bruised and had broken ribs. Singer’s hips, thighs and shoulders were riddled with needle wounds which are said to be result of injections of narcotic painkillers, given three times a day for years.
The examination showed that the star had plunged to a “severely emaciated” state. It also said that anorexic Jackson had been eating just one meager meal a day.
Pathologists found that his stomach was empty and only had partially-dissolved pills which he took before the painkiller injection which stopped his heart.
The report also claimed
that the pop star was wearing a wig when he died and pathologists said that a little more than “peach fuzz” covered his scalp.
several broken ribs as rescuers pumped his chest after he collapsed in cardiac arrest.
Four injection wounds were found above or near to Jackson’s heart. All appeared to have resulted from attempts to pump adrenaline directly into the organ in a failed bid to restart it.
Three of the injections had penetrated the heart wall causing damage but a fourth missed and hit one of the 50-yearold singer’s ribs. The autopsy also found unexplained bruises on Jackson’s knees and on the fronts of both shins. There are also said to be cuts on his back, indicating a recent fall.
Jackson’s face bore many plastic surgery scars, while the bridge to his nose had vanished and its right side had partially collapsed. As the investigation of his death focus on his personal physician Conrad Murray, a source close to the Jackson entourage said. PTI