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Peter Madsen, who was sentenced two years ago for the murder and dismemberment of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, bluffed his way out of prison with a fake bomb strapped to his abdomen.

A Copenhagen court has sentenced eccentric inventor Peter Madsen to life in prison over the murder of journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine.

For months investigators have been surfacing graphic details about Swedish reporter Kim Wall's death aboard Peter Madsen's private sub. Now, the man is defending his account in a Copenhagen courtroom.

The Danish inventor set out in his submarine with the Swedish journalist in August — but she never returned alive. On Tuesday, after months of shifting stories, he was charged with homicide.

Peter Madsen denies killing her, police say, maintaining that her death was an accident. Wall was researching a story in August on board a submarine he built.

Police are still seeking to determine a cause of death after the 30-year-old's torso washed ashore this summer. Danish inventor Peter Madsen has been charged in her death.