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German accused of killing and eating Internet acquaintance goes on trial for murder
A computer expert accused of killing, dismembering and eating another man who allegedly agreed to the arrangement over the Internet went on trial for murder Wednesday at a court in central Germany.
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Prosecutors say the killing was carried out with the victim's consent. But they classified it as murder, not -- as the defense argues would be appropriate -- a form of mercy killing, arguing that the evidence indicated it was carried out at the suspect's initiative.
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Police tracked down and arrested Meiwes in December last year after a student in Austria alerted them to an advertisement the suspect allegedly placed on the Internet seeking a man willing to be killed and eaten.
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