Michael Jackson’s Doctor Released From Jail

Conrad Murray

Conrad Murray has been released from jail two years after being convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death.

Murray, 60, left a jail in central Los Angeles shortly after midnight local time, the sheriff's office said.

He was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter in respect of 50-year-old Jackson's death in June 2009.

The pop superstar died after receiving a lethal dose of the anaesthetic Propofol, which Murray was giving him as a sleeping aid.

Murray was given a four-year sentence, but a change in California law allowed him to be freed early.

The change was made to alleviate chronic overcrowding in the state's prisons.

Murray's medical licences have been suspended or revoked in three states where he had previously practised medicine.

It has been reported he is seeking to hire a publicist and also have his medical licences reinstated.

News of his release is likely to upset Jackson's family and the star's multitude of fans around the world.

Murray has denied he was responsible for Jackson's death, saying he was trying to wean the singer off Propofol.

He is currently appealing his conviction and has apparently received numerous big-money offers for the first TV interview after his release.

Last month the jury in a civil court case ruled Murray had not been unfit to look after Jackson.

The jury dismissed a claim by the Jackson family that concert promoter AEG Live was negligent in hiring him.

Skynews.com