Jacko’s father: ‘Foul play was involved’

MICHAEL JACKSON’S father insisted yesterday “foul play” had been involved in the singer’s death.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles police chief William Bratton refused to rule out any possible cause, including homicide, and said the coroner’s report, based on toxicology test, into Jackson’s death would be his guide.

“Based on those we’ll have an idea of what we’re dealing with,” Bratton said. “Are we dealing with homicide? Are we dealing with an accidental overdose? What are we dealing with?” Bratton said.

A lawyer for Dr Arnold Klein, one of Jackson’s many doctors, told the Los Angeles Times that the dermatologist was subpoenaed for medical records, which he turned over to the county coroner’s office.

Joe Jackson said he did not know anything about drugs his son was involved in. “I do know that whatever he was taking was to make him rest because he had been working so hard,” he said.

Jackson told ABC that he and his wife, Katherine, should have custody of his son’s three children, saying: “They’ll grow up to be strong Jacksons”.

He said the pop star’s daughter, Paris, who spoke at Tuesday’s memorial service, was taking the death hard. He said she might have a future in the entertainment business along with the youngest son, nicknamed Blanket, who “can really dance”.