The lead lawyer for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson’s death challenged a key prosecution expert about his contention that the physician was responsible for the death of the singer.

The trial of the doctor charged over Michael Jackson’s death has resumed after days of delay, with jurors hearing from a leading expert on the powerful anaesthetic propofol that authorities say killed the star.

A coroner’s investigator has acknowledged that she made mistakes while collecting medications and other evidence from Michael Jackson’s bedroom after he died, but she minimised the issues by saying no investigation is perfect.

A DEFENCE attorney yesterday attacked the notes and recollections of a coroner’s investigator who collected medication and items from the bedroom of Michael Jackson after he died.

One of Michael Jackson’s bodyguards told jurors he had barely stepped into the singer’s bedroom when he heard the King of Pop’s daughter scream “Daddy!”.

THE first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson’s bedroom after the singer’s doctor called for help has said that he was told by the physician to gather medicine vials before calling 911.

The first bodyguard to reach Michael Jackson's bedroom after the singer's doctor called for help testified today that he was told by the doctor to gather medicine vials before calling emergency services.

A LAWYER for the promoter of Michael Jackson’s final concerts said the singer’s doctor asked the company for life-saving equipment just days before the pop superstar’s death.

A lawyer for the promoter of Michael Jackson’s final concerts today said the singer’s personal doctor asked the company for life-saving equipment just days before the pop superstar’s death.

Michael Jackson looked strong and healthy two days before he died, during one of the final rehearsals for his comeback concerts, a promoter told his doctor’s trial today.

Slow and slurred, Michael Jackson’s words echoed through a Los Angeles court at the start of the trial of the doctor accused of killing him.

PROSECUTORS told jurors last night that Michael Jackson was killed by the actions of his personal physician, who used a dangerous anaesthetic without adequate safeguards and botched recovery efforts when he found the singer unconscious.

Michael Jackson caused his own death, a lawyer for the doctor charged with the singer’s involuntary manslaughter said today.

The doctor accused of killing pop star Michael Jackson stands trial today.

Janet Jackson says she will not attend a tribute concert in Cardiff honouring her brother Michael because it coincides with the trial of the doctor charged over the King of Pop's death.

Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s doctor told a judge today they may need a delay in his upcoming trial because prosecutors have disclosed new witnesses with surprising scientific theories the defence did not anticipate.

Michael Jackson’s doctor halted CPR on the dying pop star and delayed calling paramedics so he could collect drug vials at the scene, according to documents that shed new light on the singer’s chaotic final moments.

The US doctor facing a manslaughter charge over singer Michael Jackson’s death has returned to Nevada to resume his medical practice and await trial, his representatives said.

Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

Michael Jackson’s doctor was today charged with involuntary manslaughter in the pop singer’s death.

Michael Jackson’s doctor plans to surrender to authorities at a courthouse this afternoon, his lawyer said.

WITH a criminal charge looming, Michael Jackson’s doctor is negotiating his surrender to Los Angeles authorities, his attorney said yesterday.

The attorney for Michael Jackson’s doctor said he is negotiating his client’s surrender to Los Angeles County authorities.

Lawyers for Michael Jackson’s doctor met to discuss his defence strategy if he is charged over the death of the pop star.

Prosecutors investigating Michael Jackson's death plan to charge the singer's doctor with involuntary manslaughter rather than seek a closed-door grand jury indictment, a source said.

Michael Jackson’s death has been ruled as a homicide, a law enforcement official said, in a move that could open the door to criminal charges.

The powerful anaesthetic that investigators believe killed Michael Jackson came from a Nevada pharmacy that was raided this week, a law enforcement official said.

The home and office of Michael Jackson’s doctor were raided yesterday by federal agents investigating whether the administration of a powerful sedative may have caused the singer’s death.

MICHAEL Jackson’s doctor gave him a powerful anaesthetic through an intravenous drip to help him sleep, and authorities believe the drug caused the pop singer’s death, a law enforcement official said.

Michael Jackson’s personal doctor administered a powerful anaesthetic to help him sleep, and authorities believe the drug killed the pop singer, a law enforcement official said this morning.

THE personal physician who tried to revive a dying Michael Jackson has found himself at the centre of a manslaughter probe into the singer’s death.

Police and federal drug agents investigating the death of pop star Michael Jackson have seized documents and computer records from his doctor’s clinic as they narrow their focus in what could become a criminal probe.

US government investigators raided the offices of Michael Jackson's doctor in search of evidence of manslaughter, the medic's lawyer said.

Federal investigators today searched the offices of Michael Jackson’s doctor for medical records as part of their probe into the singer’s death.

Questions were raised today about the physical condition of Michael Jackson in the days leading to his death.

Bags of pills and other medicines were seized from Michael Jackson’s rented mansion yesterday as his personal physician continued to insist that the singer had not taken an overdose.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S father says he suspects “foul play somewhere” over his son’s death.

Michael Jackson’s mother won temporary custody of his three children today.

Michael Jackson’s father says he suspects “foul play somewhere” in relation to his son’s death.

Michael Jackson still had a faint pulse and his body was warm when his doctor found him in bed and not breathing, a lawyer for the doctor has said.