George Michael's partner Fadi Fawaz tried to wake him for an hour before calling 999, leaked call reveals

George Michael was found dead at his home on Christmas Day
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Patrick Grafton-Green11 February 2017

George Michael’s lover Fadi Fawaz tried to wake him for over an hour on Christmas day before calling 999, it has been revealed.

Mr Fawaz discovered Michael’s body in bed in the pop legend’s home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, shortly before 2pm on Christmas Day.

In a dramatic four-minute phone call the 40-year-old tells the operator that he has been trying to wake Michael but he is “cold” and “blue”.

In the call, which was leaked to The Sun, he says: “It's George Michael, I think he's dead."

The operator asks: "Where is he at the moment?"

George Michael with partner Fadi Fawaz
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Mr Fawaz replies: “He’s in bed.

"He’s cold and he’s blue... yes, he’s very stiff.”

The operator asks if he's "beyond help" and Mr Fawaz says that he's "dead".

Then he says: "I've been trying to wake him up for the last hour but it's not possible. He's gone. He's blue."

Mr Fawaz has told the press he fell asleep in his car on Christmas Eve and later found Michael's body when he arrived at his house for lunch on Christmas Day.

Police have questioned Mr Fawaz as part of an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the singer's death but he has since been cleared of any wrongdoing.

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