The pathologist who examined Michael Jackson's body after his death has told a court that the star was killed
Christopher Rogers told the Los Angeles superior court that Jackson appeared healthy for his age, and that he believed his death was "homicide".
Asked if he managed to ascertain the star's manner of death following receipt of a toxicology report and consultation with medical professionals, Mr Rogers replied: "Yes...the manner was homicide."
He added that the cause of death was "acute propofol intoxication".
He said he based his conclusion on Dr Murray's statement to police, in which he admitted he had given Jackson propofol and other medications and that it was "not appropriate" to give propofol to patients with sleeping difficulties.
The medical equipment in Jackson's bedroom was also not sufficient to supervise him or resuscitate him if he ran into difficulties while on propofol, Mr Rogers told the court.
Mr Rogers told the court that Jackson was 5ft9in at the time of his death and weighed 136lbs - which put him within a normal weight range, although he was thin.
He added that 50-year-old Jackson's arteries around his heart were unusually, for someone of his age, free of fat and cholesterol.
Mr Rogers was asked: "Was that a factor that led you to conclude that he was a healthy individual for his age?"
"Yes," he replied.
A picture of the star taken shortly after his death was also shown to jurors.
Mr Rogers' evidence came after a recording of the star's doctor being interviewed by police was played to the Los Angeles superior court.
In the interview - conducted just two days after the star's death - he describes how he comforted Jackson's mother Katherine and advised her on how to break the news to the children that their father was dead.
He also tells officers that 13-year-old Paris "cried and cried and cried" and said she did not want to be an orphan.
"After they cried and cried and cried, then his daughter uttered a lot of words of unhappiness, and you know, she will live alone without her dad and she didn't want to be an orphan," Dr Murray said.
"Real sad. Real sad. She's like my daughter. And I told her, we will take care of her."
Dr Murray is not expected to testify in the trial, so the police interview means jurors will hear his side of the story.
Police also asked Dr Murray for more detail on Jackson's medical history.
He told them in the recording that the singer had a bad fungal infection in all his toes and bad calluses, and also that he visited another doctor for skin problems three times a week.
Lawyers also questioned LAPD detective Scott Smith, who stated he did not notice a bottle of propofol in Jackson's bedroom while examining the scene.
He did, however, say that he saw a vial of Lorazepam in the room.
His statement contrasts with that of Jackson's former bodyguard, Alberto Alvarez, who earlier told the court he saw a bottle of propofol in a saline bag hooked up to the pop star.
Dr Conrad Murray is accused of involuntary manslaughter, a charge he denies.
The prosecution says he administered a fatally large dose of propofol to the singer and then failed to properly monitor his patient.