Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray 'to hand himself in'
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Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray
Michael Jackson’s doctor is reported to be planning to surrender to police in Los Angeles tomorrow morning, when it is expected he will be charged over the singer’s death.
According to reports, Dr Conrad Murray will turn himself into police before he is taken to court near Los Angeles international airport to face a judge.
Prosecutors have declined to say whether they will charge Dr Murray, but sources have told news agencies including the celebrity website tmz.com and the Associated Press that prosecutors plan to charge the doctor with involuntary manslaughter.
The Los Angeles County district attorney's spokeswoman, Sandi Gibbons, could “neither confirm nor deny” whether Dr Murray would appear at the airport courthouse tomorrow. She noted that the office policy was to file charges in the court district in which the alleged crime occurred.
Jackson died June 25 at a rented mansion on the west side of Los Angeles, and the airport courthouse handles criminal cases in the western portion of LA.
Dr Murray met his lawyers yesterday to discuss his defence strategy in the event that he is charged in the singer's death. He and his legal team had received no word from prosecutors about a decision from the district attorney, but Ed Chernoff, its lead lawyer, said that Dr Murray was ready to surrender to authorities in the event a charge is filed.