Police widen probe of legend's medical condition

Los Angeles: Detectives are trying to identify and interview "multiple doctors" who treated or prescribed medication to Michael Jackson going back years, a law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times.

Until now, much of the attention around the pop icon's death has focused on Dr Conrad Murray, the cardiologist who was with Jackson on Thursday afternoon at the rented estate where he fell into cardiac arrest before being pronounced dead at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Centre.

But on Monday, authorities removed two bags of "medical evidence" from the mansion. They also confirmed that they had taken prescription medications from the estate last week and are widening their investigation to gather a full profile of the King of Pop's medical history.

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Detectives do not believe foul play was involved and said they were not pursuing a criminal case at this time. But they do want a full explanation of the circumstances that led to Jackson's death, an event that has generated an outpouring of sorrow and obsessive interest.

The Los Angeles Pol-ice Department source, who spoke on the condition that he not be named because he is not authorised to speak to the media, stressed that detectives don't know whether prescriptions played a role in the pop star's death - pending toxicology tests will provide a better understanding of that.

But the source also said that a key component of the investigation is interviews with various physicians for a better understanding of Jackson's medical condition and history.