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Minn. man gets life in punching death of fetus
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Hopkins man accused of having a friend punch his pregnant girlfriend to kill the fetus has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.
Twenty-five-year-old Dameon Gatson was charged with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree assault. A jury found him guilty on all charges.
Hennepin County prosecutors say Gatson was sentenced Thursday.
Prosecutors say he arranged the events that led to his daughter's premature birth in 2007 and her death 10 days later.
Police say Gatson paid the man $40 after he hit Shyloe Linde twice in the stomach. She was six months pregnant.
Defense attorney Emmett Donnelly has said Gatson will seek a new trial on the grounds that he wasn't allowed to confront his accuser.
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