Michael Jackson‘s body will be buried this week without his brain, which will be held for further testing. It will be tested for clues on the exact cause of death.
Jackson’s body was handed over to his family soon after the three-hour autopsy was completed and the Jacksons went on to order a second forensic examination.
But Dr Wecht said: “The brain cannot be properly examined at the time of the autopsy. You cannot test it while it is in the body. So it is cut off at the spinal cord and removed.”
The brain would usually be placed in a plastic bucket, suspended in formaldehyde fluid, and put in a refridgerator at 4C to preserve it. [mirror.co.uk]
Jackson died on Thursday, June 25th from a cardiac arrest after a suspected overdose of painkillers.
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I really miss Michael Jackson. He is truly the greatest pop singer of the century. Farewell king of pop..