Man took selfie with dead body

Published 10:00 am Wednesday, December 2, 2015

HASTINGS — A man accused of strangling his girlfriend and taking a selfie with her corpse has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in southeastern Minnesota.

Dakota County prosecutors said 29-year-old Marc Amouri Bakambia will serve a 30-year prison sentence and then face deportation to his native country of Congo. Bakambia pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Tuesday after a nine-day trial.

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