'Canadian Psycho' collapses at pre-trial
2013-03-19 21:24
Montreal - A former porn actor accused of murdering and
dismembering a Chinese man collapsed in court on Tuesday, said Canada's public
broadcaster CBC.
Luka Rocco Magnotta, 30, reportedly asked for a break in
the preliminary hearing in which a judge must decide if there is enough
evidence for a trial, stood up and collapsed on the courtroom floor.
The so-called "Canadian Psycho" has pleaded not
guilty to first degree murder and other charges, including committing
indignities to a body and harassing Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Police have said the man, who had occasionally worked as
a gay porn actor and male prostitute, used an ice pick to stab his 33-year-old
victim before carving up his body, sexually abusing the corpse, filming the act
and posting the video online.
Days after the killing, police discovered the victim's
torso in a suitcase by the trash outside an apartment along a busy highway in
Montreal.
His severed hands and feet were sent through the mail to
federal political parties in Ottawa and to two schools in Vancouver.
The head was found in a Montreal park months later.
The media dubbed Magnotta the "Canadian Psycho"
because the soundtrack from the movie "American Psycho" was playing
in the background of the video of the alleged murder that was posted online.
