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| The death of Michael Jackson has been ruled as homicide due to intoxication by anaesthetic, an LA coroner has said. | The death of Michael Jackson has been ruled as homicide due to intoxication by anaesthetic, an LA coroner has said. |
| The singer died in June from a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. | The singer died in June from a cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. |
| Jackson had lethal levels of a powerful anaesthetic, propofol, in his body when he died, coroner's office documents have already shown. | Jackson had lethal levels of a powerful anaesthetic, propofol, in his body when he died, coroner's office documents have already shown. |
| Police have interviewed his doctor, Conrad Murray, but he has not been named as a suspect. He has strenuously denied any wrongdoing. | |
| "The cause of death was established as acute propofol intoxication," the coroner's report said. | |
| "The manner of death has been ruled: Homicide," it adds. | |
| The drugs Midazolam, Diazepam, Lidocaine, Lorazepam and Ephedrine were also detected in his body. | |
| In the US, the crime of homicide includes manslaughter. | In the US, the crime of homicide includes manslaughter. |