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Propofol caused MJ's death: leaked report

Pop icon Michael Jackson had a lethal amount of Propofol, a powerful anaesthetic, in his system which may have caused his sudden death, according to leaked toxicology results.

Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray handed 4-year jail term

Murray was found guilty on November 7 for giving Jackson an overdose of the anesthetic propofol on June 25, 2009 at the star's plush Holmby Hills mansion. The drug was purportedly to help the singer fight chronic insomnia.

'Nothing that I gave Michael should have ended his life'

Dr Conrad Murray found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the King Of Pop's death case in 2009.

MJ's death was homicide, concludes coroner

The King of Pop, who was allegedly being treated for insomnia, had lethal levels of the strong anaesthetic Propofol in his body when he died, according to court papers.

MJ: All I want is to be able to sleep

Suffering from debilitating insomnia in the months leading up to his shocking death last week, pop icon Michael Jackson was 'adamant' about receiving a powerful intravenous sleep aid called Diprivan, also known as Propofol, according to interviews with Jackson's former nurse and nutritionist Cherilyn Lee.

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