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| Usher's ex gets post-accident custody hearing |
And now, she's going to get her day in court.
The Associated Press reported on Wednesday night that a judge has scheduled an emergency custody hearing for Friday. The court filing says the 5-year-old boy "suffered a near-death accident" while left unsupervised in a pool at the Grammy winner's home on Monday.
Foster Raymond claims that her pop star ex, who appeared on The Voice earlier this year, is absent because of work most of the time and has delegated his parental duties to others.
Usher's ex wants temporary primary custody of the boys because she claims the caregivers he has in his home are not doing an adequate job with her sons.
MORE: Details about the accident
In a statement Wednesday night, Usher said he's "blessed and fortunate" that his son is recovering.
"I am overwhelmed by the outpouring of prayers, love and support for my family's well-being. I would like to thank my Aunt Rena as well as the doctors and nurses who are working with us around the clock," he said in a statement issued through a spokeswoman and reported by AP. "I would especially like to thank the two men who saved my son's life, Eugene Stachurski and Ben Crews. They are true heroes and I am deeply grateful to them."
On Monday, Cinco reached into a pool drain to retrieve a toy and got stuck. The elder Usher's aunt, Rena Oden, who was supervising the boy, went in to rescue him but it wasn't until three other adults intervened that he was freed and then rushed to a hospital. Cinco is expected to make a full recovery.
The 911 call made during the accident was released Tuesday.
"I need an ambulance," says the breathless caller in the audio clip.
"My nephew was in the pool ... and I couldn't get him ... I couldn't get him..." says Oden. "Oh..."
The dispatcher urges her to "stay with me" and to "breathe."
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The aunt says, "They're doing CPR on him now." Two male employees working at the house were able to free the little boy.
"Is he coming around?" she can be heard asking someone else.
"He's breathing," she says.
