An appeals court Friday blocked a supervised visit between a woman, convicted of killing her minister husband, and their children.
The court issued a stay against the Saturday visit after a last-minute application from the children’s paternal grandparents, who have had temporary custody of the three girls since Mary Winkler went to jail after the March 2006 shooting.
Winkler, 33, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in April for shooting Church of Christ minister Matthew Winkler at their residence in Selmer.
The stay is only temporary pending an investigation of Dan and Diane Winkler’s accusations that the judge who originally granted the visit ruled erroneously, Mary Winkler’s lawyer said. Winkler has said the grandparents will not let her see or talk to her children, who are 10, 8 and 2 years old.
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Items compiled from Tribune news services.
