Charges: Southern Minnesota man said he had suicide pact with girlfriend; she died, but he survived

A southern Minnesota man contends he had a suicide pact with his girlfriend that led to her dying but him backing out, according to murder and aiding suicide charges.

Casey D. Narvaez, of Sleepy Eye, was charged in Nicollet County District Court last week with second-degree intentional murder and aiding suicide in connection with the woman's death Thursday in Ridgely Township.

An autopsy conducted by the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office found that Kayla Hulsey, 35, died from asphyxia from being strangled with a ligature made of cable ties. An Examiner's Office staff member said Monday that the manner of death, whether a homicide or a suicide, was pending.

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