The socialite who allegedly killed her autistic son in a botched murder suicide begged a judge to allow her to attend his funeral. An attorney representing Gigi Jordan argued that his client—who investigators say drugged 8-year-old Jude Michael Mirra in a posh Midtown hotel last month—would feel "immeasurable pain" if she wasn't allowed to attend the service.
Jordan's lawyer—who reportedly might launch a "psychiatric defense"—suggested that the 49-year-old be temporarily released from the psychiatric unit at Elmhurst Hospital so she could attend the Stamford, Connecticut service under the supervision of police or corrections officers. He claimed that if Jordan couldn't attend, it would be bad for her "well-being" and would "worsen an already sad and difficult situation," according to the Daily News. Prosecutor Kerry O'Connell argued vehemently against the request, the Post reports. "It's like a child who kills both his parents and then cries because he's an orphan," the lawyer said.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon ruled that the request was "inappropriate," and refused to allow Jordan to go to the funeral. The boy's father, Emil Tzekov, had initially planned to bury the child in California, but Jordan objected and he allowed the Connecticut service to proceed. "It doesn't matter because it's over. Jude is gone," he said. "I stepped back because it was better for Jude not to have a fight. It was better for him to rest, and now he's resting."
