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Chief Coroner leaves Jacko doc’s office empty-handed

Contrary to earlier reports today, coroner’s officials left the offices of Michael Jackson’s dermatologist empty-handed – but will reportedly get the medical records they are seeking within 24 hours.

Investigators probing Jackson’s sudden death made a surprise visit to the Beverly Hills offices of Dr Arnold Klein this afternoon.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter confirmed they had gone to collect Jackson’s patient records.

But he later told celebrity website TMZ.com that a lawyer for Klein was in the office and promised to provide the requested files within 24 hours.

No one at the Coroner’s Office was immediately available for comment.

Winter reportedly told TMZ.com that his office requested the files from Klein on 2 July, but had only received partial records and that Klein had failed to respond to further calls from officials.

Winter told reporters at the offices: “Klein has been co-operating with the coroner’s office and they have removed several documents.”

He would not comment on reports that Klein is under investigation over Jackson’s death.

Officials are understood to be looking into Klein’s prescription practices in connection with Jackson – including prescribing medication using aliases.

Klein treated Jackson for years and has told how the King of Pop battled drug addiction and how he told him that it was “absolutely insane” for him to use the powerful anaesthetic, Diprivan.

Klein has also denied rumours that he is the biological father of Jackson’s children.