
(credit: Ramsey County Jail)
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Maplewood man has pleaded guilty to fatally beating his girlfriend’s daughter.
Leb Meak, 35, admitted in court Tuesday that he punched, squeezed and threw the 18-month-old girl.
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MORE NEWS: Police: Boy's Body Found In Trunk Of Car In Mound, 2 ArrestedThe Ramsey County Attorney’s Office is asking for Meak to receive a higher sentence because the toddler had been beaten over a long period.