A judge in Miami sentenced 33-year-old Derek Medina on Friday. He was convicted in November of second-degree murder for killing 27-year-old Jennifer Alonso in 2013. Alonso was shot eight times in the couple's kitchen.
Medina told police in a videotaped statement that he shot his wife during an altercation in which she threatened him with a knife.
Trial testimony showed that Medina admitted to taking a cellphone photo of his wife's body and uploading it on Facebook.
He added in a posting that said he expected to go to prison but was forced to kill her after years of physical abuse.
Medina must serve a minimum 25 year sentence.
This story is from our news partner NBC 6 Miami.
Breaking: Medina gets life behind bars. Very emotional courtroom @nbc6
— Dan Krauth (@DanNBC6) February 5, 2016
Medina: "I did not get a fair trial, I will be suing and want Obama the President of the United States to focus on corruption" @nbc6
— Dan Krauth (@DanNBC6) February 5, 2016
