Appeal over cannibal verdict
Meiwes' lawyer said his client was
"happy" at being cleared of murderGerman 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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