It is now being reported that the results of Michael Jackson‘s autopsy will NOT be available today as previously suggested. Due to the allegations of a drug overdose, a toxicology test is being performed and the results of those procedures will not be available for six to eight weeks.
Though it has been reported that the autopsy is well underway, without those results, it is impossible to give a final cause of death.
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said at a press conference this morning: “The likelihood is very slim that we will have any results to release today because of the extensive [tests] that we’re going to be performing. We will be performing toxicology tests and an extensive exam, and it could take up to six to eight weeks before we will have the final results from the onset, from last night.”
It’s a long time to wait, but knowing what happened with a certainty will hopefully bring some closure.
[Image via WENN.]
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