Pink tissue paper, which was presented as evidence in the trial of Luka Magnotta, is seen in this picture
Pink tissue paper, which was presented as evidence in the trial of Luka Magnotta, is seen in this picture provided by Montreal Police September 30, 2014. Packages of body parts, pink papers and hand-drawn black hearts were sent to elementary schools and political parties, according to evidence shown Tuesday in the trial of Canadian man Magnotta who has admitted to killing and dismembering a Chinese student. REUTERS/Montreal Police/Handou

A Canada court is going to watch a gore dismemberment video during a first-degree murder trial. The case involved the killing of a 33-year-old victim.

Luka Magnotta killed and dismembered Jun Lin. He recorded the video of the entire process. The video, which is believed to be major evidence in the case, was not viewed by the jurors. The jury has only seen the photographs of Lin's severed body parts so far. They have also seen the torso stuffed in a suitcase, which the body parts came from. In addition, they have seen photos of Lin's dismembered head, his vertebra and blood which was pooled, smudged and splattered all over Magnotta's apartment, Global News reported.

The jury was warned by Crown prosecutor Louis Bouthillier that the video they were about to watch was extremely graphic. Jacinthe Prévost, the forensic biologist and blood splatter expert who was there on the scene of Lin's killing, gave a description of the video's contents to the court. She gave graphic details of how Magnotta had stabbed the victim and then performed some indignities on the corpse. While the video appears to be a clear reference that Magnotta was responsible for the graphic act, he has also confessed committing the crime.

Magnotta committed the offence in May 2012 and then published the obscene material. He is also charged for criminally harassing Canadian PM Stephen Harper and other members of Parliament as he mailed indecent and obscene material to them. Despite Magnotta's confession, his lawyer Michael Spratt argued that his client was too sick on the psychological level to be held criminally responsible for what he had done.

Criminal defence lawyer Michael Spratt, who has not watched the graphic video yet, said that showing the video to the jurors was important for the Crown prosecutor as the video would possibly make a strong impact on them. It will help the prosecutor convince the jury in a more convincing way, he said. The graphic representation is also likely to influence the jurors to come to a decision on the insanity plea Magnotta made. Spratt also said that experts might analyse the video to look for behavioural or visual clues to confirm or dismiss the plea.

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