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Man sentenced in mutilation of roommate's body
Comments 0 | Recommend 0DETROIT (AP) - A Detroit man has been sentenced to prison for dismembering his roommate's corpse and stashing the remains in a basement freezer.
Prosecutors say 41-year-old Darryl Lewis was sentenced Tuesday in Wayne County Circuit Court to 10 months to 15 years in prison.
The Detroit Free Press reports that the remains of 58-year-old Andrew Hotkowicz were found in September.
The Detroit News reports that Lewis pleaded guilty in January to mutilation of a body. Authorities could not determine how Hotkowicz died. The newspaper says Lewis told police Hotkowicz died of a drug overdose and he cut up the body to avoid being blamed.
Defense attorney Corbett Edge O'Meara says Lewis loved Hotkowicz "like a father" and regrets his actions.
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