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The Clark County,
Nevada coroner's office said in a posting on Twitter that it had
taken jurisdiction over King's body, and that autopsy results
would take a minimum of six to eight weeks.
"Our coroner takes jurisdiction over #BBKing body, performs
autopsy. Results:6-8wks min," it said, adding that a homicide
investigation would be conducted along with the Las Vegas police
department.
Two of King's children, Karen Williams and Patty King, alleged
that King was poisoned, ostensibly by two of his longtime
associates including one who had power of attorney over his
affairs, the Associated Press reported.
"I believe my father was poisoned and that he was administered
foreign substances. I believe my father was murdered," each
woman said in statements contained in documents submitted to the
AP by their lawyer.
An attorney for King's estate called the allegations unfounded
and disrespectful, AP said.
The women also claimed in news video posted online that members
of King's family were prevented from visiting him by the two
associates during his final days.
King, a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member who died in Las Vegas
on May 14, had said earlier in the month he was in hospice care
at his home after being hospitalized in April with dehydration
related to diabetes.
King's funeral was scheduled to be held on Friday in
Mississippi. It was unclear whether the investigation would
delay that.
(Reporting by Chris Michaud; editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)
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