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Appeal over cannibal verdict


Meiwes' lawyer said his client was
"happy" at being cleared of murder

German state prosecutors have lodged an appeal against the manslaughter verdict handed down to self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes.

Meiwes was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for killing and partially eating a man he met on the Internet.

During the trial, the prosecution argued for a murder conviction which carries a 15-year jail sentence.

But the court rejected the argument on the grounds that Meiwes had followed his victim's instructions.

A spokesman for the state prosecutor's office said it was sticking to its original position. No date has been set for a hearing.

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