Members of George Michael’s family are demanding a full investigation into the apparent leak of a 999 call made after the singer’s death.
A statement issued by solicitors acting on their behalf said Michael’s loved ones are “truly appalled” that the audio recording was made public.
The former Wham! frontman’s partner Fadi Fawaz said he found the star dead when he arrived to wake him at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, before a Christmas Day lunch.
The recording was said to have featured an excerpt of the conversation between Fawaz and the emergency operation.
In a statement, the pop star’s family said: “George’s family and friends are extremely upset and truly appalled that such a personal, painful and clearly confidential recording has been leaked. On their behalf we will be ensuring that a full investigation takes place to establish how this material was made available and we will expect the culprit(s) to be dealt with appropriately.”
It continued: “We firmly believe that anyone contacting the emergency authorities in situations such as this should be entitled to expect that recordings will not be released to the media and it is deeply distressing to the family that this transcript, and audio recording, has been made public.”
Police said a post-mortem examination of the 53-year-old’s body was inconclusive. The results of further tests are yet to be revealed.
Michael is to be honoured with tribute segments during Sunday night’s Grammys in Los Angeles, although who will take part in them is being kept secret.
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