澳大利亚女性梅根·鲍勒于2024年4月9日在佛罗里达州萨拉索塔的家中遭丈夫杰西·尼古拉斯·琼斯刺杀身亡[1]。根据911通话录音，琼斯曾供述"我刺伤了我的妻子，现在她死了，我试图给她做心肺复苏"[1]。琼斯因谋杀罪被控，面临终身监禁的最高刑罚[1]。
梅根·鲍勒的两个年幼儿子当时年龄分别为两岁和九个月[1]。事件发生后，两个男孩一直与其父亲一方的祖母生活在佛罗里达[1]。梅根的父亲托尼·鲍勒正通过复杂的法律程序争取两个孙子的监护权，希望将孩子带回澳大利亚[1]。该家族已筹集近50000美元用于搬迁美国和法律诉讼开支[1]。
目前，鲍勒家族与孩子每月仅能进行一次由法院规定的视频通话[1]。下次听证会定于9月中旬[1]。
An Australian family is mounting a legal battle to bring two young children home after their mother was fatally stabbed by her husband in Florida.[1] Meaghan Bowler was killed in her Sarasota home on April 9, 2024, by her spouse Jesse Nicholas Jones, who is now facing a murder charge that could result in a life sentence.[1] According to a 911 call recording, Jones stated: "I stabbed my wife, and now she's dead, and I'm trying to perform CPR on her."[1]
The two boys, who were ages two and nine months at the time of the killing, currently reside with their paternal grandmother in Florida.[1] Bowler's father, Tony Bowler, has launched an effort to secure custody and relocate his grandsons to Australia.[1] The family has raised nearly $50,000 to cover relocation costs and legal proceedings required to navigate the complex custody process.[1] Under current court-imposed restrictions, the Bowler family can only communicate with the children through a single monthly Zoom call.[1] A hearing is scheduled for mid-September, where the family will pursue both temporary and permanent custody arrangements.[1]