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September 2009 Vol 11, Entertainment Movies & Music

Autopsy: Jackson was healthy

Fri, Oct 02, 2009

Los Angeles - An autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press shows Michael Jackson was not the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids.

Los Angeles - An autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press shows Michael Jackson was not the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids.

The report says Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips. But overall he was a fairly healthy 50-year-old.

Jackson's 62kg were in the acceptable range for a 1.75m.

His heart was strong and he had some arthritis and his lungs were damaged, which may have left him short of breath.

But the report said none of those health issues were life-threatening and that the pop star died from the potent anaesthetic his personal physician gave him to sleep.

By Staff reporter and agencies

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