La Toya Jackson believes her late brother Michael was "sent from God".

The 'Thriller' singer died a year ago today (25.06.10) and while his family still miss him desperately she knows he graced the world with his goodness.

She said: "I have to be quite frank with you, Michael was something sent from god. Michael was truly something special from god. You guys never really saw what was really within him, the talent that he truly, truly had, that he only gave you a little bit of it. It's amazing.

"Michael was so special, he was so different, he was so unusual. He was so loving, he was so caring, he was a father, he was also a mother, he was a brother. He was a giving person.the talent that was there and the love that exuberated from him when you were around him is something that will be greatly missed, especially by those like myself and my family who really knew the real Michael."

La Toya - who has reiterated her claim Michael was murdered by his physician Dr. Conrad Murray - says his tragic death left the whole family feeling helpless.

She told TV show 'GMTV': "It was heartbreaking, heartbreaking because there's nothing you can do.it's the most helpless feeling in the world.

"My poor mother, she just sat there with the kids on her lap. She just sat there looking straight ahead. And I could see the pain and the sorrow in her eyes, but she was strong. She chose not to cry. And I think she chose that
for the children."

Michael left behind three children, Prince Michael, 13, Paris, 12, and
eight-year-old Prince Michael II, known as Blanket.