Michael Jackson’s doctor failed to inform an emergency room doctor he had given him the medical anaestheic propofol shortly before his death.

Appearing at a court in Los Angeles on Thursday (January 6), Dr Richelle Cooper testified that Dr Conrad Murray told her he had only given the singer the sedative lorazepam.

A second paramedic also claimed that Dr Murray tried to hide medical paraphernalia after Jackson died.

The testimonies came at the preliminary hearing for Dr Murray in Los Angeles.

Dr Murray, who was working with the King Of Pop ahead of his ill-fated comeback gigs, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter.

The preliminary hearing is expected to last several days as a judge decides whether there is enough evidence for Dr Murray to face a full trial.

(by Jason Gregory)