Slain student's family in Montreal

Relatives of Lin Jun, the Chinese student who was brutally murdered by the suspect dubbed the "Canadian Psycho", arrived in Montreal on Wednesday morning, according to Xu Zheng, a spokesman at the Chinese consulate in Montreal.

Xu told reporters that four of Lin Jun's family members, including his parents, sister, and uncle, have arrived in the city to deal with the aftermath of Lin's gruesome death.

According to the Canadian Press, Lin's family was scheduled to meet with Montreal police on Wednesday to discuss the investigation.

The consulate has sent two officials to assist Lin's family, according to previous report. And the consulate said it will coordinate with Canadian government, schools, and mobilize local students and civil organizations to offer any form of help.

According to sources close to the family, Lin's parents are divorced.

Latest twist

Packages containing a human foot and hand were discovered at two schools in Vancouver on Tuesday, in what could be the latest gruesome twist in the case of a Canadian porn actor suspected of dismembering and eating a Chinese student.

The severed body parts belonged to 33-year-old Lin Jun, Montreal police said on Tuesday.

The latest DNA evidence confirmed that the body parts belong to Lin from Concordia University, who is believed to have had a relationship with the suspect, 29-year-old Canadian porn actor Luka Rocco Magnotta.

Magnotta was arrested in an Internet cafe in Berlin on Monday after a days-long global manhunt and is now in German custody awaiting extradition to Canada.

Cannibal porn actor

Magnotta partied in Paris and evaded police for days before he was caught in Berlin, authorities said on Tuesday. He told German authorities he would not fight extradition to Canada.

Video footage of what authorities believe to be the killing seems to show the suspect eating the body, Canadian police said on Tuesday — the latest gruesome detail in the case.

Shortly after the killing, authorities say, Magnotta flew from Montreal to Paris. Scores of French police hunting for him were inundated with hundreds of tips and alleged sightings of the suspect, whose photo was splashed in newspapers, TV screens and websites worldwide, thanks to an Interpol alert.

The suspect monitored news reports about what police knew and took steps to evade authorities.

Witnesses contacted French police with claims of having seen Magnotta partying in the Bastille area of east Paris, said Christophe Crepin, a police union official.

One tipster said Magnotta drank a late-night Coca-Cola at a bar in the northwestern Batignolles quarter, which police collected for fingerprints.

Pornography magazines and an air-sickness bag from the plane he had taken from Montreal to Paris were found in a dingy hotel room where he stayed in Bagnolet, northeast of Paris.

Authorities said Magnotta could be returned to Canada as early as this week.

Extradition expected

German authorities are now waiting on the formal request for extradition from Canada, Martin Steltner, a spokesman for Berlin prosecutors, said on Wednesday.

After that arrives, Magnotta will then officially have to tell the court whether he objects to the request, and if he does it could drag the process of extradition out, Steltner said. If he does not, it's possible he could be back to Canada by the end of the week.

The suspect has been dubbed the "Canadian psycho" and the "butcher of Montreal" for allegedly killing Lin with an ice pick, carving up his body and sending the victim's hand and foot to the offices of the Conservative and Liberal parties of Canada.

Montreal Police Commander Ian Lafreniere said that although police have not been able to conclusively confirm it, they suspect Magnotta ate parts of the victim's body.

"As gross and as graphic as it could be, yes, it was seen on the video," Lafreniere said.

Authorities allege Magnotta filmed the slaying in his Montreal studio apartment and posted it online.

A copy of what police believe is the video of the killing, viewed online by AP, shows a man with an ice pick stabbing another naked, bound male. He also dismembers the corpse and performs sexual acts with it.

It did not show anyone eating the body but did show a man using a fork and knife on it. Police suggested on Tuesday that they have access to a more extensive video of the killing, possibly an unedited version.

"We're keeping some details for ourselves," Lafreniere said.

China Daily— AP—Reuters— AFP