German Cannibal Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

World | January 30, 2004, Friday // 00:00

A German self-confessed cannibal was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in prison for manslaughter for killing and eating a man he claims was a willing victim. The court in the central city of Kassel rejected state prosecutors' call for a conviction on murder charges and a 15-year sentence for defendant Armin Meiwes. Meiwes, who sat impassively as the verdict was read out, had admitted slaying, carving up and eating a man he met over the Internet after sex and hours of sado-masochism, but insisted it was all consensual.

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