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German farmer fed neighbour to pigs
Published: 16 Apr 08 16:25 CET
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http://www.thelocal.de/11345/
German prosecutors called for life imprisonment on Wednesday for a farmer
accused of murdering his parents and feeding his dead neighbour to his pigs.
The defendant claims he is innocent and that his father was killed after being kicked by a cow. He is accused of killing his parents to get his hands on the family farm.
He has however admitted sawing up the body of his 73 year-old neighbour, who died on his farm in February 2005, freezing the pieces and feeding some of them to his pigs. He said he wanted to continue collecting his neighbour's pension.
Prosecutors said the accused needed the money to pay off some of the farm's €300,000 ($480,000) in debt.
AFP (news@thelocal.de)
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