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A man received a three-month prison sentence for reckless endangerment and illegal firearm possession after his homemade gun misfired and killed his pregnant girlfriend

Adam Winmar, 30, will also be required to do 200 hours of community service and get treatment for drug and alcohol abuse when he is released

The family of victim Kiara Ferguson, who died at 27 in April 2023, said they are "utterly devastated" by the short sentence, describing the incident as "domestic violence"

A man has reportedly been jailed after his homemade gun misfired and fatally shot his pregnant girlfriend in Victoria, Australia, in 2023.

Kiara Ferguson, 27, was six months pregnant when the gun misfired at her after she took the firearm from her 4-year-old daughter, whom she shared with Adam Winma

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