Gibb family raises questions

The family of Bee Gees singer Maurice Gibb, who died after abdominal surgery at the age of 53, is questioning the hospital’s treatment at the time of his death.

Brother Barry Gibb, 55, told the British Broadcasting Corp. that the family would fight to discover the truth about Maurice’s death in Miami.

“The fact that they had to operate on Maurice during the shock of cardiac arrest is very questionable, and we will pursue every factor, every element, every second of the timeline of the final hours of Maurice’s life,” Barry Gibb told the BBC.

“We will pursue that relentlessly. That will be our quest from now on,” he said.

Authorities at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he was treated, could not be reached for comment.

Gibb, whose harmonies with his twin, Robin, and older brother Barry helped create one of the bestselling groups of the rock ‘n’ roll era, collapsed Thursday at his Miami home after suffering intense stomach pain and was rushed to Mount Sinai Medical Center. He “experienced cardiac arrest” before his surgery on an intestinal blockage, the hospital said. After the operation and until he died, he was listed in critical but stable condition. No time of death was given but it appeared to have been very early Sunday.