Sky News- The doctor who was with Michael Jackson when he suffered a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles has returned to the city, say reports.Celebrity website Tmz.com says Dr Conrad Murray is preparing to speak to police investigating the star's death.
Officials were reportedly keen to interview him after Jackson's family suggested he died because of a drug overdose.
Tmz.com said Jackson had been receiving a daily injection of Demerol, a synthetic narcotic similar to morphine, and may have been given "too much" on Thursday.
Dr Murray lived with the singer and administered his injections but police were initially unable to trace him, Tmz reported.
Following his cardiac arrest, the self-proclaimed King of Pop was taken to the UCLA medical centre where he was pronounced dead. He was 50.
A recording of the 911 emergency call has shown Jackson was not breathing or responding to CPR when it was made.
The caller said he needed an ambulance "as soon as possible" and only the star's personal doctor was with him when he fell ill.
During the call to the Los Angeles Fire Department the man said: "Sir, we have a gentleman here that needs help and he's not breathing.
"He's not breathing and we're trying to pump him, but he's not ... he's not breathing. He's not conscious, sir."
Jackson's body was flown by helicopter from the hospital to the LA coroner's office for a post-mortem examination.
It is reportedly being performed by Dr Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran, who was a star witness in the O.J. Simpson trial.
Brian Oxman, a lawyer for the Jackson family, said the singer's relatives had been concerned about his health for some time.
"Michael appeared at rehearsals a couple of times, he was very seriously trying to be able to do those rehearsals," he said.
"His use of medications had gotten in the way. His injuries which he had sustained performing, where he had broken a vertebra and he had broken his leg from a fall on the stage, were getting in the way."
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