THE man who killed pregnant mother of five Julie-Ann Trenery-Rogers while drunk has been jailed.
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Former Apsley man Michael Terrence Kelly, 48, who killed the Goroke mother, faced the Supreme Court of Victoria on Wednesday.
He has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years.
Kelly shot Mrs Trenery-Rogers dead in February last year, after shooting at her fiance Peter Brown.
Victorian Supreme Court Justice Robert Osborn said Kelly had accused Mr Brown of stealing belongings from the home of a recently deceased close friend of Kelly.
He said the day before the killing, Mr Brown threatened Kelly's wife and two of his sons after they went to his house, yelling 'I'm going to kill someone'.
Justice Oberman said Kelly told his wife Mr Brown would be sorry for threatening his family.
On February 12, Kelly started drinking beer at 10am.
He retrieved a loaded .22 rifle and drove to the Goroke home, arriving just after 10pm.
Kelly first shot at a bedroom window where Mr Brown had momentarily pulled back the curtains to see who was outside.
Mr Brown locked the back door and called 000 but Kelly smashed the door down and entered the house.
Mr Brown fled through the front door and as he ran heard Mrs Trenery-Rogers shout 'don't do it'.
Kelly yelled at her and fired one shot. The bullet lodged in her heart, killing her.
Kelly pleaded guilty to murder and one charge of reckless conduct endangering life.
Justice Osborn jailed Kelly for 19 years with a minimum of 16.
"You have left five children motherless and destroyed the life of another child within a mother's womb,'' he said.
After Mrs Trenery-Rogers' death, her mother Margaret Trenery spoke to the Mail-Times.
Mrs Trenery said her daughter loved Goroke and was an active part of the community.
"She was a good-natured person who was involved in her children’s lives,” she said.
"Julie-Ann often listened to children read at Goroke P-12 College and she was part of the parents' club.
"She was also involved in reforming the Goroke Scouts Group.
"In her younger days she played netball at Border Districts.
"She also loved horse riding and spent some time working on stations."
