A 10-year-old girl who died following an after-school fight with an 11-year-old female student suffered head trauma in a case the coroner’s office yesterday said was a homicide.

Michael Jackson, the “King of Pop” who reigned over the music world like no other, died yesterday as he prepared for a comeback bid to vanquish nightmare years of sexual scandal and financial calamity. He was 50.

Investigations have begun into the circumstances surrounding the death of Michael Jackson.

The coroner's office will conduct an autopsy on the body of Christian Brando at the request of his family, authorities said.