A woman who was shot and killed when a bout foreplay, involving a load gun, went fatally wrong has been identified.

Paloma Williams, 24, was allegedly shot in the upper body in Andrew Shinault's Florida bedroom in May.

RELATED: Florida man accidentally shoots and kills woman during foreplay

The couple had been dating for about a fortnight before the incident.

Williams was taken to Brandon Regional Hospital where she later died.

He told police that they had been using a 9mm Taurus handgun for “sexual gratification and arousal,” according to the Tampa Bay Times.

He said that the couple were fully clothed and that they were sitting on his bed at the time.

He called his parents, who were downstairs at the time, when the safety flicked off and he shot Williams.

Shinault, 23, was charged with manslaughter with a weapon.

An affidavit states that he had snorted a small amount of meth about two hours before the incident

He was taken into custody and placed on a $AU72,000 bond.

- with CNN