The man accused of killing and dismembering a Montreal university student — and of mailing some of the victim’s body parts to the federal Conservative and Liberal party headquarters in downtown Ottawa — has been arrested in Germany today, according to Berlin police.
Luka Rocco Magnotta, a 29-year-old suspect who is also alleged to have posted a video of the crimes online, was arrested in an Internet café after a worldwide manhunt.
Magnotta faces several charges in connection with last month’s death of 33-year-old Concordia University student Jun Lin, a Chinese national studying in Canada.
Last week, a human foot was mailed to the Conservative Party of Canada’s headquarters on Albert Street in Centretown. Police later intercepted a second package containing a human hand and addressed to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Montreal police also found a suitcase containing a human torso.
Montreal police took over the investigation and issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for Magnotta. The search went global when Interpol, the world’s largest international police organization, placed Magnotta on its wanted list.