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| Luka Magnotta trial to begin September 2014 | Luka Magnotta trial to begin September 2014 |
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| The trial of a Canadian man accused of killing and dismembering his Chinese lover and posting his body parts to political figures will begin next year. | The trial of a Canadian man accused of killing and dismembering his Chinese lover and posting his body parts to political figures will begin next year. |
| Luka Magnotta, 30, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the May 2012 killing of Jun Lin. | Luka Magnotta, 30, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges in the May 2012 killing of Jun Lin. |
| The trial is set to begin after 15 September 2014, with Quebec's prosecution service citing a crowded court calendar. | The trial is set to begin after 15 September 2014, with Quebec's prosecution service citing a crowded court calendar. |
| The trial is expected to last between six and eight weeks. | The trial is expected to last between six and eight weeks. |
| A Quebec judge ruled two weeks ago prosecutors had presented enough evidence to try Mr Magnotta for first-degree murder, a charge that requires the crime have been planned and intentional. | A Quebec judge ruled two weeks ago prosecutors had presented enough evidence to try Mr Magnotta for first-degree murder, a charge that requires the crime have been planned and intentional. |
| Mr Magnotta has pleaded not guilty to murder, indignities to a body and publishing obscene materials. | Mr Magnotta has pleaded not guilty to murder, indignities to a body and publishing obscene materials. |
| Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese national who was studying at Concordia University, was killed last May. | Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese national who was studying at Concordia University, was killed last May. |
| Some of his body parts were posted to the headquarters of Canada's Conservative and Liberal Parties, as well as to two schools in Vancouver. Lin's head was found a month later in a Montreal park. | Some of his body parts were posted to the headquarters of Canada's Conservative and Liberal Parties, as well as to two schools in Vancouver. Lin's head was found a month later in a Montreal park. |
| Mr Magnotta became the subject of an international manhunt shortly after the murder occurred. |