La Toya: 'Michael knew he'd be murdered'

Michael Jackson's sister La Toya has reportedly voiced fresh suspicions about the music icon's death.

The singer speculates that her brother could have been murdered for owning song catalogues during a pre-recorded interview on The Paul O'Grady Show this evening, The Mirror reports.

La Toya is quoted as saying: "I thought that from day one. You must understand something Michael always told me. He said, 'If anything happens to me, if I die, it's because someone murdered me. They're trying to kill me'.

"It wasn't that he was being delusional, they did this over the catalogue. He owned the Beatles catalogue. Most entertainers out there, he owned their music. He would say, 'They're going to kill me over that catalogue. It's dangerous'. Look what happened."

Discussing the ongoing police investigation, she added: "We're working with them but leaving it to them to make the right decisions and we hope justice will be served."

La Toya first claimed that the late star was murdered in a Sunday newspaper interview during the summer.

Pop legend Michael passed away in Los Angeles following a heart attack on June 25.