June 5, 2012 9:17 AM
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Luka Rocco Magnotta, suspect in dismember slay, to make first court appearance in Berlin
Luka Rocco Magnotta
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Magnotta, 29, was arrested on Monday at an Internet cafe in a working-class district of the German capital, where he had been reading media coverage of himself. A cafe employee recognized him from a newspaper photo and flagged down a police car.
Magnotta is now being held at a police detention facility in Berlin and will see a judge later Tuesday for a decision on a formal detention order, which would keep him in custody while proceedings continue.
Such hearings must be held by the end of the day following a suspect's arrest in Germany and always take place behind closed doors.
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