Cannibal 'ate woman's face' in Wales hostel

(Huffingston Post) - A woman has been found murdered in south Wales, with police killing her alleged cannibal lover, who they tasered as they saw him 'chewing her face'.

Murder suspect Matthew Williams, 34, had apparently eaten half of the young woman's face and one of her eyeballs when Gwent police burst in and fired a 50,000 volt taser at him, killing him.

Officers were called to the former bed-and-breakfast in Argoed, Blackwood around 1.20am where Williams was reported to have been attacking the 22-year-old in the hostel for homeless people.

The police force said in a statement that the pair were both local to the area and confirmed they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the deaths. Forensic experts have been seen going in and out of the hotel, in white suits.

The two were in a relationship, according to BBC reports, but Gwent Police refused to confirm the connection.

Neighbour Jill Edwards told the Mirror: "This animal was eating this girl to death. He murdered her so police stopped him - good on them.

"Security said they told him no girls in his room and he didn't answer, when they opened his door he was eating her face."

June Trace, secretary of Argoed Baptist Chapel next door to the hostel, told the broadcaster the former Sirhowy Arms had been converted into accommodation for vulnerable people, with a "fluctuating population" of people.

"There's never been any trouble or anything."

"What has happened has hit the community for six, knocked the stuffing out of the village," local councillor Leon Gardiner told the BBC. "I have lived here all my life - 80-odd years. I feel very upset about this."

A Gwent Police spokeswoman said: "We were called at 1.23am after a reported that a man was attacking a woman in the Sirhowy Arms Hotel.

"On arrival both the male and female were still at the location.

"A Taser was discharged and a man was arrested. The woman was located with injuries and has since been pronounced deceased.

"While under arrest, the man became unresponsive. Officers and paramedics administered first aid but he has since been pronounced deceased."

An IPCC spokeswoman said: "The IPCC is independently investigating an incident overnight in Blackwood in which a man and a woman have died.

"Gwent Police referred the incident to the IPCC early this morning."