Victorian man jailed after homemade gun misfires and kills his pregnant partner

Kiara Ferguson died after Adam Winmar’s daughter, four, found loaded weapon in family’s couch in 2023

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Six months’ pregnant with two children at home, a young regional Victorian woman was understandably upset when her four-year-old found a gun inside their couch.

Kiara Ferguson, 27, took the homemade firearm from the girl and marched to the back of the family home, where her partner of 10 years was in the toilet.