Michael Jackson’s children were never exposed to a mail-order stun gun recently delivered to the family’s home, an attorney for the late singer’s mother said Tuesday.
Child services workers are investigating the incident, but attorney Adam Streisand said the stun gun was confiscated before any harm was done. Streisand represents Jackson’s mother, Katherine, who has custody of her son’s three young children, Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II, also known as Blanket.
Streisand said the weapon was ordered by the 13-year-old son of Jermaine Jackson, Jafar, and sent to the Jackson family home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. Jermaine Jackson’s children also live in the home.
“Jafar opened the package in his bathroom and tested it on a piece of paper,” Streisand said in a statement. He said security and Katherine Jackson heard the sound and confiscated the weapon immediately.
He said Michael Jackson’s oldest son, Prince, saw the stun gun after it was taken by security.
“Blanket Jackson never saw or heard the Taser,” Streisand said in the statement. “Neither did Paris Jackson. Prince saw the Taser in possession of security.”
Streisand said child services workers have not provided him or Katherine Jackson with an update on the agency’s inquiry. A phone message left for the agency was not immediately returned, but it doesn’t usually comment on its cases.
“All of the kids are happy, healthy and wonderful, and that is Mrs. Jackson’s only objective and concern,” Streisand said.
Source: Washington Post
