Michael Jackson will be buried without his brain

Michael Jackson will be buried without his brain

The world famous pop star Michael Jackson will be buried this week without his brain. As his family tries to finalize details for the King of Pop’s funeral on7 July 2009 Tuesday they have been told it will be held back for tests.They faced the grim choice of waiting up to three weeks for Jackson’s brain to be returned to them or go ahead and bury him without it which they have decided to do.
Los Angeles Coroner’s spokesman Craig Harvey confirmed that neuropathology tests will be carried out to see if it holds any clues to the exact cause of his death.

A forensic neuropathologist will test Jackson’s brain for, among other things, past drug use and whether he has suffered overdoses in the past.
The brain can also show any past abuse of alcohol or if the deceased had suffered from any one of a number of diseases. The source said that removing the brain is the “only way to carry out the tests”.

"It's rare for the body to grave with the brain after two weeks or more"said Dr Cyril Wecht

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