Kids saw Murray try to revive Jackson

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's head of security says the U.S. pop star's children wept when they saw Dr. Conrad Murray trying to revive Jackson the morning he died.

Faheem Muhammad made the remarks during his testimony at Murray's involuntary homicide trial in Los Angeles Wednesday, TMZ reported. Muhammad said Jackson appeared dead when he arrived on the scene.

He said Jackson's daughter Paris, then 11, was "on the ground, balled up crying," while his son Prince, then 12, "was shocked and slowly crying," the entertainment news Web site said.

Muhammad said his fellow bodyguard Alberto Alvarez assisted Murray in administering CPR, but they were unable to resuscitate him.

The singer died June 25, 2009, at age 50. Autopsy results showed lethal levels of the anesthesia propofol and sedatives in his system.

Murray is accused of having administered the fatal doses of the drugs in an effort to help Jackson sleep.

Prosecutors said during the opening of Murray's trial Tuesday that Jackson was dead because the doctor "repeatedly acted with gross negligence, repeatedly denied care, appropriate care, to his patient, Michael Jackson, and it was Dr. Murray's repeated incompetent and unskilled acts that led to Michael Jackson's death."

Murray's defense team argued Jackson was a prescription drug addict who caused his own death by self-administering a dose of propofol when Murray was out of the room, creating "a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly."

TMZ said Muhammad testified Wednesday that Jackson visited dermatologist Arnold Klein's office several times a week after which he often seemed "a bit tipsy," leading credibility to defense claims that Jackson obtained drugs from doctors other than Murray.

Muhammad said Jackson once told him, "You must think I'm crazy for going to Dr. Klein's every day."