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Canadian 'psycho killer' Luka Magnotta held in Berlin Canada murder suspect Luka Magnotta held in Berlin
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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 reportedly picked up in a cybercafe in Berlin's Neukoelln district. 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'
Multiple accounts of how Mr Magnotta was arrested emerged along with news of his detention. 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 Mr Magnotta was first spotted by a passenger travelling on a bus from France to Berlin. 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 then recognised the suspect and alerted police. The internet cafe owner in Berlin told the Associated Press that Mr Magnotta came into the cafe to read news reports about himself.
He 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.
German police Chief Superintendent Stefan Riedlich told CBC News in Canada that Mr Magnotta "was arrested alone" at 14:00 local time on Monday (12:00 GMT). The employee ran outside to alert a police vehicle nearby.
"There was no struggle," he said. 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.
Earlier, police in Paris found items belonging to Mr Magnotta in a hotel room - including pornographic magazines and airline sick bags, French media say. 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.
The hotel is in Bagnolet, an eastern suburb of Paris near the peripherique ring road. In a statement, Interpol congratulated the international police forces involved in the search for Mr Magnotta for their "collaborative efforts".
Body parts postedBody 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.
Police believe Lin was killed on 24 or 25 May, with the video of the murder posted online on 25 May. Mr Magnotta left Montreal on an international flight on 26 May.
Mr Magnotta left the city on an international flight the next day. 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.
The crime scene inside his flat in Montreal 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.