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08-25-2009, 03:52 AM
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US authorities have ruled that pop star Michael Jackson's death was homicide.
Results from the Los Angeles chief medical examiner and coroner, released to a Houston court on Monday, show that lethal levels of propofol, a powerful anaesthetic, caused Jackson's death.
A search warrant affidavit issued by California authorities for Conrad Murray, Jackson's doctor, said the medical examiner and coroner, Dr Sathyavagiswaran, indicated "his preliminary assessment of Jackson's cause of death was due to lethal levels of propofol".
The announcement means that criminal charges are now more likely to be brought against Murray, who was with the singer at the time of his death.
It had been unclear as to the levels of prescription drugs Jackson was using when he died at the age of 50 and whether these were a contributing factor.
Jackson died of cardiac arrest in his rented Los Angeles mansion on June 25.
Murray's offices are in Houston leading to the results being released by the Harris Country District Clerk in the city.
The investigation into Jackson's death continues.
US authorities have ruled that pop star Michael Jackson's death was homicide.
Results from the Los Angeles chief medical examiner and coroner, released to a Houston court on Monday, show that lethal levels of propofol, a powerful anaesthetic, caused Jackson's death.
A search warrant affidavit issued by California authorities for Conrad Murray, Jackson's doctor, said the medical examiner and coroner, Dr Sathyavagiswaran, indicated "his preliminary assessment of Jackson's cause of death was due to lethal levels of propofol".
The announcement means that criminal charges are now more likely to be brought against Murray, who was with the singer at the time of his death.
It had been unclear as to the levels of prescription drugs Jackson was using when he died at the age of 50 and whether these were a contributing factor.
Jackson died of cardiac arrest in his rented Los Angeles mansion on June 25.
Murray's offices are in Houston leading to the results being released by the Harris Country District Clerk in the city.
The investigation into Jackson's death continues.