Matthew Brenneman charged with Danicka Bergeson murder
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The man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend days after getting out of jail in a domestic abuse case where he beat her has been indicted for her murder, a prosecutor in Minnesota said.

A grand jury indicted Matthew Scott Brenneman, 39, on one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder in the death of 33-year-old Danicka Bergeson, said Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty. The first-degree murder stems from committing domestic abuse with a past pattern of domestic abuse, and the second-degree murder charges come from committing a felony and while under a restraining order for protection, Moriarty said.

“Our thoughts are with the victim’s family as they navigate this terrible chapter of their lives,” Moriarty said. “Intimate partner violence requires a powerful response. It is an act that leaves traumatized survivors and devastated families in its wake. We are aggressively prosecuting those who commit this violence.”

Officers from the Hopkins Police Department were called July 8 to an apartment after a downstairs neighbor heard yelling and banging coming from the place above them. Cops entered the apartment and found Brenneman inside the bathroom with a strong odor of bleach which he had apparently ingested in an attempt to take his own life, according to authorities. Officers originally arrested him on a second-degree murder charge.

Left: Matthew Brenneman (via Hennepin County (Minn.) Sheriff). Right: Danicka Marie Bergeson (via Legacy.com).

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