was told by Mexican police to remain in the country while they investigated . He recently returned to Los Angeles and filed papers for custody to be returned to him . The maternal sisters have also petitioned for permanent custody of the children , ages 3 and 5 . Beresford-Redman was not in court Friday because of the swarm of reporters at the Los Angeles County courthouse , his criminal defense lawyer said . Defense Attorney Richard Hirsch used the gathering of journalists to ask that there not be `` a rush to judgment '' about Beresford-Redman . He said there have been other unsolved deaths and an attack at the Moon Palace resort , where Monica Beresford-Redman 's body was found in a sewer . Hirsch cited the death of an elderly Scottish woman , who was found in a swamp weeks after leaving a pool for a walk , and a Canadian man who allegedly fell from a hotel balcony . Jeff Toews , a Canadian , was found dead in May 2007 . Investigators decided he died from a drunken fall from a balcony , but his family did not accept that explanation . Julia Howard ,
Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The children of a Los Angeles woman found dead at a Mexican resort last month will not be allowed to attend a memorial service for their mother Sunday , a judge ruled Friday . A therapist hired by their father , a former `` Survivor '' producer named a `` person of interest '' in the investigation of his wife 's death , said the service could be emotionally harmful to the young children . Mexican authorities detained the father , Bruce Beresford-Redman , as a suspect the day his wife 's body 's was found . He was released a day later . Sunday 's memorial service is planned by Monica Beresford-Redman 's sisters , who are also fighting for custody of the children . `` We respect the decision of the court , but we are very disappointed the fact that the children were denied to participate in the celebration of their mother 's life , '' Jeane Burgos said . Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff delayed any decision on changing the current custody arrangement . Beresford-Redman 's parents were given temporary custody last month after he