Investigators who have scanned them have spoken of scenes like “in a horror film.” It is unclear if the videos taken during the incident in March 2001 would be shown publicly in court or behind closed doors. The whole act was recorded on video, again with the apparent agreement of Brandes. Meiwes later stabbed him, carved up the body, ate some of the flesh, stored the rest in a deep-freezer and buried the bones and the skull in his garden. Meiwes has said he made contact with his victim, Bernd Juergen Brandes, on the internet after advertising for someone willing to be killed and eaten.īrandes travelled to his house in Rotenburg, near Kassel. He is also accused of “disturbing the peace of the dead” for carving up the body. If found guilty of murder, Meiwes would be liable to life in prison. It took so terribly long”ĭefence lawyers argue that, at worst, he is guilty of “killing on demand,” which would be punishable by up to five years in prison. I only waited horrified for the end after doing the deed. Prosecutors, however, have accused him of murder for sexual satisfaction, arguing that though his victim had an apparent death wish, Meiwes was already intent on killing him. In an interview on Tuesday, Meiwes said it was not a case of murder because the victim “used me as a tool” to help him die.
The computer technician said in the past few days that he regretted what had happened, but was only doing what was asked of him. It is the first time he has been shown in public since his arrest. Television images showed him, dressed smartly in jacket and tie, laughing and chatting to his lawyer in Kassel, central Germany. Armin Meiwes, 42, went on trial on Wednesday.
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