Verdict expected in cannibal retrial

A German court was expected to deliver its verdict today in the retrial of a man who admitted killing and eating an internet acquaintance, with prosecutors seeking a murder conviction and life prison sentence.

Lawyers for Armin Meiwes, a 44-year-old computer technician, have argued that he should be convicted of “death on demand”, which carries a maximum five-year term, on the grounds that he was only following his victim’s wishes.