Michael Jackson's former maid alleges he suffered near-fatal drug overdoses
Michael Jackson's former maid has alleged the pop superstar suffered two near-fatal drug overdoses before his death in 2009.
The King of Pop died after suffering an overdose of anesthetic Propofol at his California mansion just weeks before his comeback concerts were due to kick off in London, and his doctor, Conrad Murray, is currently serving four years in prison on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from his death.
However, Adrian McManus, who worked as the singer's personal maid
in the 1990s, has now come forward to suggest her boss suffered a
near-death experience in 1993.
She tells Britain's Sunday Mirror, "I knocked on his door, but got
no answer so I went in to clean. He was lying on the bed,
motionless, looking very pale. I called several times, but he
didn't answer. As I got closer his eyes were open and he appeared
not to be breathing. My heart sank as I thought he was dead. I
called his name for several minutes. I feared that he was gone for
ever, but then he came to suddenly. He didn't say a word, but burst
into tears... It is a shock that people didn't realize he had such
issues, as it was common knowledge in the 1990s."
McManus reveals a similar incident took place just a few weeks
later when a security guard found the star collapsed close to his
swimming pool. She explains, "The guard thought he was dead. He
feared the worst, trying to wake him by shaking and shouting at
him. He couldn't find a pulse and he didn't appear to be
breathing... Michael made his guards train in CPR so they knew what
to do."
The news emerged just a day before Jackson's mother Katherine is
due to face executives of concert company AEG in court in Los
Angeles on Monday (29Apr13) for the first day of a wrongful death
trial.
She claims bosses of the firm behind her son's comeback shows
should take responsibility for hiring Murray to look after the
troubled star.