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Witness: Jackson's Kids Saw Efforts to Save Dad

Michael Jackson's children Paris, left, and Prince Michael Jackson accept the Lifetime Achievement award on behalf of their father at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Matt Sayles

LOS ANGELES (AP) One of Michael Jackson's bodyguards says the pop star's two eldest children watched as the doctor charged in the singer's death frantically attempted to revive him in the bedroom of his rented mansion.

Faheem Muhammad testified Tuesday in Los Angeles that Dr. Conrad Murray appeared panicked as he performed chest compressions on the singer on a bed. Muhammad says the doctor asked at one point whether anyone knew CPR.

The guard says he saw Jackson's children Prince and Paris watching their father, who he described laying on the bed with his eyes and mouth wide open. Muhammad says Paris was crying on the floor and he eventually escorted them from the room.

The testimony comes in a preliminary hearing to determine if Murray must stand trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter for injecting Jackson with an anesthetic to help him sleep. Murray has pleaded not guilty.

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