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MONTREAL QUEBEC, CANADA: Remember that gruesome killer who dismembered a Chinese student and than posted the video online? Erm, he’s back and in court for his first preliminary hearing since the slaying of Jun Lin. The National Post reports that Magnotta’s lawyers are reportedly trying to force the media out of the courtroom, however an official decision from the judge won’t be heard until Tuesday morning.

Daily News correspondent Stacy Kingsley is in Quebec, and will update this report tomorrow morning.

UPDATE: A judge ruled last week that the press will be allowed inside of the hearing.

Does Luka Magnotta’s rare request defy an ‘indispensable’ principle of justice? (ctvnews.ca)
Judge says public and media can attend Luka Magnotta’s preliminary hearing (calgaryherald.com)
Luka Magnotta set for preliminary inquiry (cbc.ca)
Judge says public and media can attend Luka Magnotta’s preliminary hearing (vancouversun.com)
Luka Magnotta trial to begin Monday (lfpress.com)
Translator can’t get too close to Luka Magnotta (sunnewsnetwork.ca)

CHIANG RAI, CHINA: According to CNN, four men convicted in murdering 13 Chinese sailors off the Mekung River in 2011 were executed today in China. Among those executed were: sang Kham from Thailand, Yi Lai, referred to as “stateless,” and Zha Xika, a Laotian.

The four men were executed by lethal injection. Due to the graphic nature of their televised execution, DN U.K is prohibited from showing the video here.