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There is evidence of cannibalism in the murder of a man whose remains were found in Berlin earlier this month, prosecutors said.
They said the suspect in the murder had shown “interest” in consuming human flesh.
It comes after the bones of a 44-year-old man were found in an area north of the German capital.
A 41-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexually motivated murder.
He was detained by the police at his home, near where the victim was found.
Martin Steltner, a spokesman for the Berlin prosecutor’s office, said the suspect “had an interest in cannibalism” and that he “searched online for the matter.”
He added that the suspect and the victim, both German, had contacted online.
In 2006, Armin Meiwes was convicted in a German court of murder and disorderly conduct after he killed and ate a man he met online.
He is currently serving a life sentence.
Germany’s confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes is serving a life sentence
In 2015, a German police officer was convicted of murdering a man he met on an online forum for cannibalism.
In this case, prosecutors said the victim had fantasized about being eaten, but there was no evidence that the suspect actually consumed them.
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