Lethal dose killed Jackson: coroner
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Jackson died on June 25 at age 50. (AFP)
The Los Angeles coroner has found pop star Michael Jackson's death was caused by lethal levels of the powerful anaesthetic propofol.
The findings were unsealed in court documents in Houston.
Jackson suffered cardiac arrest and died on June 25 at age 50.
Since then, police have probed his death in an investigation that appears focused on the use of prescription drugs and the role of doctors who treated him, including his personal doctor, Conrad Murray.
"The Los Angeles chief medical examiner-coroner, Dr Sathyavagiswaran, indicated that he had reviewed the preliminary toxicology results and his preliminary assessment of Jackson's cause of death was due to lethal levels of propofol (Diprivan)," according to a search warrant affidavit for Murray issued by California.
The document was released by the Harris County District Clerk in Houston, where Murray has offices, which US agents raided on July 22, looking for evidence of manslaughter.
- Reuters
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