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Mum held son’s hand at scene of fatal Southland crash ‘hoping he would squeeze back’

$Aaron George Ferguson was killed after Jordan Paige Barlow lost control of Ferguson\\u2019s unroadworthy ute in March, she was sentenced in the Gore District Court on Wednesday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED$

$Aaron George Ferguson was killed after Jordan Paige Barlow lost control of Ferguson\\u2019s unroadworthy ute in March, she was sentenced in the Gore District Court on Wednesday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED$

Aaron George Ferguson was killed after Jordan Paige Barlow lost control of Ferguson’s unroadworthy ute in March, she was sentenced in the Gore District Court on Wednesday. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Gemma SinclairReporter

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

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