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| A Canadian woman has been convicted in the death of her friend after police discovered the murder weapon used in a picture of the pair on social media. | A Canadian woman has been convicted in the death of her friend after police discovered the murder weapon used in a picture of the pair on social media. |
| Cheyenne Rose Antoine, 21, pleaded guilty on Monday to killing Brittney Gargol, 18, in Canada two years ago. | Cheyenne Rose Antoine, 21, pleaded guilty on Monday to killing Brittney Gargol, 18, in Canada two years ago. |
| Ms Gargol was found strangled to death near a landfill in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with Antoine's belt near her body. | Ms Gargol was found strangled to death near a landfill in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with Antoine's belt near her body. |
| Antoine was sentenced to seven years for manslaughter. | Antoine was sentenced to seven years for manslaughter. |
| She was identified as a suspect after she posted a selfie on Facebook of the two of them, showing her wearing the belt hours before Ms Gargol died. | She was identified as a suspect after she posted a selfie on Facebook of the two of them, showing her wearing the belt hours before Ms Gargol died. |
| Antoine, who was initially charged with second-degree murder, showed up at another friend's house hysterical the night of the murder and confessed to hitting Ms Gargol and strangling her, CBC reported from court. | Antoine, who was initially charged with second-degree murder, showed up at another friend's house hysterical the night of the murder and confessed to hitting Ms Gargol and strangling her, CBC reported from court. |
| She said they had got drunk and into a heated argument. | |
| As part of her plea, Antoine accepted responsibility for Ms Gargol's death but said she does not remember killing her. | As part of her plea, Antoine accepted responsibility for Ms Gargol's death but said she does not remember killing her. |
| "I will never forgive myself. Nothing I say or do will ever bring her back. I am very, very sorry... It shouldn't have ever happened," she said in a statement through her lawyer. | |
| Before Antoine was sentenced, Ms Gargol's aunt gave a victim impact statement to the court. | Before Antoine was sentenced, Ms Gargol's aunt gave a victim impact statement to the court. |
| "Most days we can't stop thinking about Brittney what happened that night, what she must have felt fighting for her life," Jennifer Gargol said. | "Most days we can't stop thinking about Brittney what happened that night, what she must have felt fighting for her life," Jennifer Gargol said. |