Alleged Canadian body-parts killer Luka Rocco Magnotta, who killed and dismembered a Chinese student in Montreal, has arrived back in Canada on Monday after being extradited from Berlin, Germany where he was arrested last week.
According to media reports, the 29-year-old former gay porn-star is suspected of dismembering and eating 33-year-old Jun Lin, a student at Montreal's Concordia University.
The case made international headlines after a janitor found the torso of Lin in a travel bag outside Magnotta's west-end Montreal apartment on May 29. Lin's hand and foot were mailed to federal political parties in Ottawa as well as to two Vancouver schools. His head hasn't been found. Police say DNA results confirm that the body parts belong to Lin who was originally from the eastern Chinese city of Wuhan.
Magnotta reportedly filmed himself committing the act in an 11-minute video which was uploaded to the internet, while listening to a song from American Psycho. CNN reports that the Montreal police have said the video shows Magnotta engaged in sexual acts involving body parts and also included evidence of cannibalism.
The CNN report further described Magnotta as a stripper and escort who has been accused by animal rights activists of killing kittens and using the carcasses in sexual acts.
The Toronto native was arrested June 4 in an Internet cafe in Berlin after the cafe owner recognised him. He faces charges of first-degree murder and indignity to a body. He also faces charges of distribution of obscene materials as well as criminal harassment of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and of Parliament.
A candlelight vigil will be held in Montreal at 9 pm at Dorchester Square, at Peel St. and René Lévesque Blvd. Concordia University will accept donations and disburse them through its existing fundraising infrastructure and will create an award to support other Chinese students in Lin's memory.
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