Alleged cannibal tried for murder
BERLIN, Germany (CNN) --A German computer technician accused of killing,
dismembering and eating the flesh of a man who agreed to the deal over the
Internet has gone on trial for murder.
Armin Meiwes, whose trial started on Wednesday, is charged with murder as
no crime of cannibalism exists in Germany. The case is the first of its
kind in the country.
Dressed in a dark suit, Meiwes -- from Rotenburg-an-der-fuld, in central
Germany -- appeared relaxed as he sat next to his lawyer at the Kassel
state court.
Meiwes admitted to killing the victim and said there was "hundreds,
thousands" of people who wanted to eat humans or be eaten.
He cut off part of the victim's body before the pair ate it together.
Meiwes then cut up the victim, storing his body in a freezer and eating it
over the following months.
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