It's plausible Michael Jackson caused his own death

Michael Jackson may have caused his own death by taking a large quantity of sedative pills and giving himself an intravenous dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol in the final moments of his life, an expert in anesthesiology testified Friday.

Dr. Paul White told the jury at the manslaughter trial of the pop legend’s personal physician that the most plausible explanation for the drug levels detected in Mr. Jackson’s system after his death is that he swallowed pills and injected himself with propofol when his doctor was out of the room.

Defense Attorney Michael Flanagan asked Dr. White whether he would expect “adverse consequences” if Jackson quickly injected a dose of propofol into himself after already ingesting a significant quantity of lorazepam pills and after having been injected with the sedatives lorazepam and midazolam.

“I believe it could potentially have lethal consequences,” White said.