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Canada murder suspect Luka Magnotta held in Berlin | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
Police in Berlin have arrested the Canadian porn actor wanted for the murder and dismemberment of his lover. | Police in Berlin have arrested the Canadian porn actor wanted for the murder and dismemberment of his lover. |
Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, was picked up in a cybercafe in Berlin's Neukoelln district. | |
An Interpol notice says Mr Magnotta is suspected of killing Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese student, in Montreal. Body parts were also posted to political parties in Canada. | An Interpol notice says Mr Magnotta is suspected of killing Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese student, in Montreal. Body parts were also posted to political parties in Canada. |
He faces charges in Canada of murder and threatening Canadian politicians. | He faces charges in Canada of murder and threatening Canadian politicians. |
Before his arrest French police said Mr Magnotta had flown to Paris from Montreal. | Before his arrest French police said Mr Magnotta had flown to Paris from Montreal. |
Investigators say a video posted online, in which a man apparently uses an ice pick to kill another man, is believed to show Jun Lin's murder. | Investigators say a video posted online, in which a man apparently uses an ice pick to kill another man, is believed to show Jun Lin's murder. |
The suspect had reportedly worked as a bisexual porn actor and model. | The suspect had reportedly worked as a bisexual porn actor and model. |
'No struggle' | 'No struggle' |
Earlier, police in Paris found items belonging to Mr Magnotta in a hotel room - including pornographic magazines and airline sick bags, French media say. | |
The German news website Spiegel reported that he was first spotted by a passenger travelling on a bus from France to Berlin. | |
The internet cafe owner in Berlin told the Associated Press that Mr Magnotta came into the cafe to read news reports about himself. | |
"A colleague recognised him from his photo, because he'd just read the newspaper," he said. | "A colleague recognised him from his photo, because he'd just read the newspaper," he said. |
The employee ran outside to alert a police vehicle nearby. | |
German Chief Superintendent Stefan Riedlich told CBC News in Canada that "there was no struggle" when Mr Magnotta was arrested at 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT). | |
The suspect reportedly told arresting officers: "You got me". | |
Jim Van Allen, a Ontario Provincial Police criminal profiler, says Mr Magnotta's "undoing was the use of the Internet to construct his persona" making him very recognisable. | |
He will appear before a judge in Germany on Tuesday, CBC reports. | He will appear before a judge in Germany on Tuesday, CBC reports. |
No extradition hurdles are expected, and the BBC's Lee Carter in Toronto says Canadian authorities will be interested in the swift return of their only suspect. | |
In a statement, Interpol congratulated the international police forces involved in the search for Mr Magnotta for their "collaborative efforts". | |
Body parts posted | Body parts posted |
Montreal police announced Mr Magnotta was their suspect in the dismemberment case shortly after a headless torso was found near his flat. | Montreal police announced Mr Magnotta was their suspect in the dismemberment case shortly after a headless torso was found near his flat. |
Authorities believe the foot and hand sent through the post also belonged to Jun Lin. | Authorities believe the foot and hand sent through the post also belonged to Jun Lin. |
The foot was sent to the HQ of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party in Ottawa on 29 May. The hand was found later that day in a parcel addressed to the office of the Liberal Party in Canada's capital. | The foot was sent to the HQ of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party in Ottawa on 29 May. The hand was found later that day in a parcel addressed to the office of the Liberal Party in Canada's capital. |
Mr Magnotta left Montreal on an international flight on 26 May. | |
The crime scene inside his flat was reported to be among the worst city police had ever seen, including a bloody mattress and pools of blood on the floor and in the refrigerator. | |