Jackson Mum Gets Custody Of Kids - For Now

Michael Jackson's elderly mother, Katherine, has won temporary custody of the singer's three children. Skip related content.

• The children - Prince Michael, 12; Paris Michael, 11; and Prince Michael II, 7 - will now stay with the Jackson family until a further hearing on August 3.
• It will take place at the Los Angeles Superior Court where Mrs Jackson filed guardianship papers.
• She is reportedly also taking legal steps to gain control of her son's estate.
• The Jacksons' lawyer said the family had not yet heard from Debbie Rowe, the mother of the two older children. The youngest was born to a surrogate mother.
• The singer's father Joe Jackson added that looking after the children was the family's "first priority".
• Earlier it emerged Mr Jackson suspects "foul play" over his son's unexpected death at the age of 50.
• He said he had a "lot of concerns" over events leading up to the tragedy.
• He said he could not go into details about his concerns but told ABC7: "Michael was dead before he left the house.
• "I'm suspecting foul play somewhere.
• "He was waving to everybody and telling them he loves them and all the fans at the gate.
• "A few minutes after Michael was out there, he was dead."
• Los Angeles County Coroner's officials said their post-mortem found no indication of trauma or foul play.
• But, because of additional tests, an official cause of death could take weeks to determine.
• The lawyer representing Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murphy, said he did not administer the drugs which may have contributed to his death.
• Edward Chernoff said: "Dr Murray has never prescribed nor administered Demerol to Michael Jackson. Not ever. Not that day. Not OxyContin (either) for that matter."
• It followed reports that the singer received a shot of Demerol - a powerful painkiller - shortly before his death.
• A spokeswoman for Mr Chernoff earlier said Dr Murray was "in no way a suspect" after speaking to police officers in Los Angeles at the weekend.
• Los Angeles Police confirmed they do not intend to speak to Dr Murray again but said their investigation was "ongoing".
• The Jackson family reportedly want to hold memorials for the star in key cities around the world.
• Meanwhile, the singer's unexpected death has prompted a huge surge of interest in his music.
• Record stores were stripped of his work as his greatest hits album, Number Ones, soared to the top of the UK charts.
• Jackson was last number one in Britain six years ago.

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