Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- 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.
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Mother was found dead at a Mexican resort last month
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Father named "person of interest" in investigation of his wife's death
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Therapist said emotional service could harm young children
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Father's lawyer says resort had other unsolved deaths
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The initial investigation suggested Monica Beresford-Redman "died of strangulation because of the bruising," @placeholder regional police spokesman Adrian Cardena said.