An aspiring Mexican writer appeared in court yesterday on charges of murder and desecrating a corpse after he allegedly cut up and ate part of his girlfriend’s body.

Forensics experts in Mexico say flesh found on a plate, fork and frying pan in the apartment of an aspiring horror novelist was human and DNA tests were planned to confirm whether it came from the body of his girlfriend.

Jose Luis Calva is treated by paramedics after he was run over by a car while trying to escape police in Mexico City.