‘Evidence of cannibalism’ in murder in Berlin, after police found dead man’s bones

German prosecutors said Friday (local time) that there is evidence of “cannibalism” in the murder of a 44-year-old man whose remains were found in the far north of Berlin earlier this month.

A 41-year-old man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexually motivated murder at his home near where the victim’s bones were found.

“The suspect had an interest in cannibalism,” Berlin prosecutor’s spokesman Martin Steltner told the AP. “He searched the topic online.”

Steltner said it was unclear if the victim also had an interest in cannibalism. The two men, both German, had contacted online, he said. None of their names were released, for privacy reasons.

In 2006, a German court convicted Armin Meiwes of murder and disorderly conduct for killing a man he had met online and eating him. Meiwes is currently serving a life sentence.

In 2015, a German police officer was convicted of murder for killing a man he met on an internet chat forum dedicated to cannibalism. Prosecutors said the victim had fantasized about being eaten, but there was no evidence that the suspect actually did.