Teacher accused of killing and eating mechanic goes on trial in Germany

Berlin prosecutors allege defendant and victim met via an online dating site

A 41-year-old teacher who is accused of having killed another man and eaten pieces of the victim's body has gone on trial in Germany's capital.

Prosecutors say the man on trial met his victim, a 43-year-old mechanic, on an online dating site a few hours before the September killing, the German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported. They said there was no indication the victim had agreed to be killed.