(Frankfurt, Germany) A man on trial in Germany for killing and then eating a gay man testified Monday that the victim begged for weeks to be slaughtered.
Armin Meiwes, 44, is accused of murdering Bernd Juergen Brandes, 43, in 2001.
It is Meiwes' second trial in connection with Brandes death. In the first trial he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison. (story)
Prosecutors appealed the conviction, arguing the court should have found Meiwes guilty of murder. An appeals court ordered the new trial ruling that that the lower court had overlooked portions of Meiwes' own testimony where he said he killed Brandes for sexual pleasure.
Testifying on Monday on his own behalf Meiwes said "I did want to eat him, but I didn't want to kill him."
Meiwes and Brandes met through an internet bulletin board or BBS for gay men interested in a cannibalism fetish.
"If you are between 18 and 25 years old you are my boy. Come to me and I eat your horny flesh" his ad said.
The case came to light when Meiwes posted more ads after Meiwes death for additional victims, and readers of the postings contacted police (story).
When police searched Meiwes' home they discovered neatly wrapped body parts in plastic bags which were labeled "according to cuts". Bones and other "non edibles" were found buried in the garden. Meiwes told police he already had consumed about 40 pounds of Brandes's body.
He told police that the two men had enjoyed a final meal together. Brandes had agreed to be castrated and the two sautéed his penis and testicles. They washed down the meal with a German white wine.
Meiwes testified on Monday that he hoped Brandes, 43, would "die all by himself" from having his penis cut off.
Meiwes, who has been dubbed the 'Cannibal of Kassel' after the town where he lived, told the court that he had prayed for God's forgiveness for both himself and for Brandes just before he severed the man's throat.
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Armin Meiwes, 44, is accused of murdering Bernd Juergen Brandes, 43, in 2001.
It is Meiwes' second trial in connection with Brandes death. In the first trial he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison. (story)
Prosecutors appealed the conviction, arguing the court should have found Meiwes guilty of murder. An appeals court ordered the new trial ruling that that the lower court had overlooked portions of Meiwes' own testimony where he said he killed Brandes for sexual pleasure.
Testifying on Monday on his own behalf Meiwes said "I did want to eat him, but I didn't want to kill him."
Meiwes and Brandes met through an internet bulletin board or BBS for gay men interested in a cannibalism fetish.
"If you are between 18 and 25 years old you are my boy. Come to me and I eat your horny flesh" his ad said.
The case came to light when Meiwes posted more ads after Meiwes death for additional victims, and readers of the postings contacted police (story).
When police searched Meiwes' home they discovered neatly wrapped body parts in plastic bags which were labeled "according to cuts". Bones and other "non edibles" were found buried in the garden. Meiwes told police he already had consumed about 40 pounds of Brandes's body.
He told police that the two men had enjoyed a final meal together. Brandes had agreed to be castrated and the two sautéed his penis and testicles. They washed down the meal with a German white wine.
Meiwes testified on Monday that he hoped Brandes, 43, would "die all by himself" from having his penis cut off.
Meiwes, who has been dubbed the 'Cannibal of Kassel' after the town where he lived, told the court that he had prayed for God's forgiveness for both himself and for Brandes just before he severed the man's throat.
source: http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/01/011606cannibal.htm
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