Jim Pfaus, who studies the neurobiology of sexual behaviour at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, said he thought there would be a big demand for the new device despite the fact that it involved surgery.

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"We won't see such garments in stores for another 20 or 30 years, but the practical and creative possibilities are exciting, " said Prof Joanna Berzowska, of the Department of Design and Computation Arts at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

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Authorities were seeking Magnotta on first-degree murder and other charges in the killing of Jun Lin, 33, a Concordia University student from China, and threatening, among others, Canada's prime minister by mailing him a severed foot.

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