- Michael Jackson's father has revealed he is convinced his son's doctor was part of a group out to kill the singer.
- Joe Jackson went public with his conspiracy theory on US news show Larry King Live.
- The King of Pop's doctor, Conrad Murray pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Monday.
- Speaking outside the television studio Jackson, 80, said: "He was murdered, my son was murdered, all I'm looking for is justice."
- The Jackson family patriarch was in court in Los Angeles to see Murray face charges with the rest of his family including wife Katherine, sons Tito and Jermaine and daughter La Toya.
- Michael Jackson died on June 25. His death was ruled a homicide by drug overdose.
- I kind a agree with his father... there is a possibility!
- Los Angeles prosecutors on Monday charged Michael Jackson's personal doctor with involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death last year.
- Dr. Conrad Murray has been a focus of investigations for months, since the coroner's office ruled that Jackson's death in Los Angeles on June 25 was a homicide by drug overdose, principally the anesthetic propofol and sedative lorazepam.
- Los Angeles prosecutors on Monday plan to file a criminal case in the death of Michael Jackson that is expected to include a charge of involuntary manslaughter against the singer's doctor.
- The Los Angeles District Attorney's office said on Friday details of its case would be released on Monday, and gave no further details.
- But sources close to the case said Dr. Conrad Murray, who has been under investigation for months, would be charged with the crime of unlawfully killing another person without malice or intent. If convicted, he faces up to four years in jail.
- A criminal case against Murray was widely expected to be filed this week because he has been in Los Angeles meeting with his legal team, and his attorney Ed Chernoff said the Houston cardiologist would surrender himself voluntarily if charged.
- As recently as Thursday, Chernoff issued a statement saying he and the Los Angeles district attorney were discussing booking and arraignment procedures.
- But by Friday, media outlets reported that charges were delayed because of squabbling between police and prosecutors over how to handle Murray's arrest. Other reports said Chernoff balked when the district attorney demanded Murray be handcuffed and walked into a courthouse in front of TV cameras.
- Chernoff's spokeswoman Miranda Sevcik told Reuters, "he (Chernoff) felt an arrest of Dr. Murray would be a waste of money, time and resources ... what the district attorney wanted I don't know. Our only request was to surrender Dr. Murray."
- Los Angeles district attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said there was "no truth" to reports of feuding among police and the D.A. or over arrangements to take Murray into custody.
- "We did not file a case today because the necessary paperwork has to be prepared," Gibbons said.
JACKSON FAMILY FURY
- Jermaine Jackson, who with Michael was one of the members of Motown singing sensations The Jackson 5, told celebrity news television show "Entertainment Tonight" that his family was furious at the way the case was being handled.
- I think he (Murray) should be cuffed, he should be fingerprinted, he should have his mugshot just like they did my brother," Jermaine said, referring to when Michael Jackson was arrested.
- Murray was with "Thriller" singer Jackson when he died on June 25 and has admitted giving the 50-year-old pop star a dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol to help him sleep.
- The Los Angeles coroner's office ruled that Jackson's death was a homicide, caused principally by propofol and the sedative lorazepam. A cocktail of other painkillers, sedatives and a stimulant were also found in his body.
- Murray was hired in May 2009 to care for Jackson while the entertainer prepared for a series of comeback concerts in London, UK.
- Jackson's sudden death prompted a worldwide outpouring of grief for the singer, who started his career as a child and whose 1982 album "Thriller" remains the world's best-selling album.
- Sandra Bullock has donated $1 million (£600,000) to help the survivors of the Haiti Port Au Prince earthquake.
- The kind-hearted actress donated the sum after hearing that three Doctors Without Borders' emergency centres have been damaged by the huge earthquake that has killed up to 50,000 people.
- Bullock said in a statement, "I wanted to ensure that my donation would be used immediately to meet the needs of the Haitian people affected by this catastrophic event."
- Other film stars who have donated money to aid Haiti include Ben Stiller, Tyler Perry, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.
- Bulky mobile phone chargers could soon be a thing of the past with handsets running on soft drinks instead.
- Daizi Zheng designed the 'greenphone', which is powered by Coca-Cola, as part of her final university project.
- The Central Saint Martins graduate came up with the concept for Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia.
- Ms Zheng said the prototype could run up to four times longer than a traditional lithium ion battery and has the potential to be fully biodegradable.
- The greenphone's bio battery generates electricity using enzymes to catalyse sugar in the drink.
- As the battery dies out, only water and oxygen are left behind.
- Unfortunately, Nokia will not be developing the greenphone prototype further in the near future.
- Ms Zheng told Sky News: "At the time they wanted something to bring out within the next two years and thought my design was too futuristic."
- But she added that bio batteries are being developed by large electronics companies and may be on the market in the next five years.
- Michael Jackson's doctor looks set to be charged over the singer's death, according to the website TMZ.
- Los Angeles police will present their case against Dr Conrad Murray to the District Attorney's office within weeks, the celebrity site said.
- LAPD sources are quoted as saying Dr Murray will most likely face a charge of involuntary manslaughter which requires proof of gross negligence.
- Jackson died suddenly last June, aged 50, at his LA home while under the care of Dr Murray.
- The pop superstar had been due to launch a series of concerts at London's 02 Arena just days later.
- Miranda Sevcik, a spokeswoman for Dr Murray, and his lawyer, Edward Chernoff, said he has no comment.
- Both insisted the doctor had not prescribed or administered anything that should have killed Michael Jackson, according to the Associated Press news agency.
- Authorities have apparently also lined up medical expert witnesses who will testify about the normal standard of care expected in a situation such as Jackson's, the source told AP.
- Michael Jackson's private doctor waited over an hour to call emergency services when he realised the singer was not breathing, according to newly-released documents.
- Police filed the documents to support their request to search a Las Vegas pharmacy in August.
- They provide new insight into what happened on June 25, when the 50-year-old "King of Pop" went into cardiac arrest and died.
- They state that Jackson's physician Conrad Murray told authorities he administered the anaesthetic propofol after trying other medications to help Jackson sleep, and after Jackson's "repeated demands" for the drug.
- Jackson went into cardiac arrest within 20 minutes of that injection, while Murray had stepped out to use the bathroom, the doctor told authorities a few days after the death.
- By Murray's own account to police, he did not call for help until 12:22 pm, more than an hour after he realised Jackson was not breathing.
- Telephone records show that Murray used his mobile phone for 47 minutes, with three different callers, from 11:18am to 12:05pm, a period during which the doctor said he was conducting CPR.
- Murray did not mention this to the interviewing detectives, the documents state.
Police have not disclosed to whom they believe Murray spoke in those calls. - Police found medication bottles for at least eight different sedatives by Jackson's bed and around his home.
- Dr Murray, 56, has not been charged with a crime, but the details in these documents show authorities were suspicious of his behaviour, even as they took Jackson to UCLA Medical Center to try to revive him.
- Murray was asked to sign the death certificate but vanished from the hospital premises.
"Upon arrival at UCLA Medical Center, neither the coroner's investigators nor detectives could locate Murray to re-interview him," according to the documents. - Repeated attempts to contact him were unsuccessful.
- Propofol is usually used in medical settings by anaesthesia professionals to render patients unconscious for surgery. Officials say it is not meant for use as a sleep agent.
- However, the milky liquid drug is not regulated as a controlled substance in the US.
- Jackson went into cardiac arrest after Dr Murray injected him with propofol
