Jackson doctor did not inject painkillers: lawyer

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The personal physician at Michael Jackson's side when he died told police he did not inject the singer with painkillers that friends say might be behind the King of Pop's death on the brink of a comeback bid.

A lawyer for Dr. Conrad Murray told Reuters on Sunday that the cardiologist found Jackson, 50, unconscious in his rented mansion on Thursday and tried to revive him.

"The doctor was surprised when this happened. He didn't know why Jackson stopped breathing," said Edward Chernoff, the attorney who accompanied Murray during three hours of police questioning on Saturday.

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