Welsh Cannibal Tazered to Death

[danielsan]

Story here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-29931269

A woman has been murdered in an act of cannibalism and the suspect has died after Gwent Police fired a Taser at him.

Officers went to the former Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed, Blackwood, at 01:23 GMT where it was reported Matthew Williams was attacking the woman.

The 22-year-old's death is being treated as murder, the force said.

It confirmed officers fired a Taser at Williams, 34, who was then arrested but later died.

The matter has been referred to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which confirmed it is investigating.

The police force said Williams was local to the area and the woman was from Blackwood.

It added it was not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

It is believed the two were in a relationship.

Forensics experts dressed in white head-to-toe overalls, were combing the area for clues on Thursday while residents watched on the other side of the police cordon.

Police tape at the hostel

The former hotel is now a hostel for homeless and vulnerable people

Forensic teams have been searching for clues at Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed

'Real shock'

June Trace, secretary of Argoed Baptist Chapel, which is next door to the hostel, said the Sirhowy Arms had been converted into accommodation for vulnerable people several years ago.

Mrs Trace said: "It's a real shock."

She told BBC Wales that the building had a "fluctuating population" of people, often aged in their 30s or 40s, who would stay there for a time before moving on.

She said there had been concern in the village when plans were put forward to convert the building, but she added: "There's never been any trouble or anything."

The chapel hall, which is next to the hostel, has been opened for police use during the investigation.

Police at the hostel

The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Councillor Leon Gardiner said villagers had been talking about the incident.

"What has happened has hit the community for six, knocked the stuffing out of the village," he said.

"I have lived here all my life - 80-odd years. I feel very upset about this."

'Sorting out violence'

Some villagers said there had previously been trouble at the hostel.

Susan Gibbs, 71, said: "Police seem to be here every other night to sort out the violence.

"We've even had people sleeping rough overnight in the hedgerows."

Another villager added: "The village didn't want the halfway house. There's quite a lot of elderly people here and they were all against it. It started up about two years ago."

Police referral

A spokesman for Caerphilly council confirmed the hotel is used as temporary accommodation for homeless people.

In a statement the spokesman said: "The authority is fully co-operating with Gwent Police as part of their ongoing investigations."

[Kinky_John]

Was hoping for some pics, this site is the best for that

[DelightfulEnglish]

Damn. Not something that happens here every day! Need pictures

[GRiZ]

Copy and paste an article with some pictures...

[ralucagymnast]

Doesnt surprise me; there are some very odd folk in Wales; reminds me of Sawney Bean and his family of cannibals haha.

[Oswald2001]

Neighbor <-> Dinner

Looks like consuming Humans may lead to constipation.

"Murder suspect Matthew Williams"

[Pyramid_Head]

Thanks...uh...for the link.

[Sharon]

Originally Posted by Kinky_John

Was hoping for some pics, this site is the best for that

UK media only tends to show before pics, building the crime was in and photographs of the emergency services vehicles

[Sharon]

Media reckons it was a case of "sexual cannibalism"

At its simplest level, human sexual cannibalism is usually considered a psychosexual disorder and involves individuals’ sexualizing the consumption of another human being’s flesh. Most criminologists and psychologists claim such people are sociopaths (characterized by impulsivity, selfishness, and lack of remorse). When it comes to human sexual cannibalism there are arguably a number of different sub-types although they are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

What are the different types of sexual cannibalism?

Perhaps the most documented is 'erotophonophilia' (often referred to as 'lust murder'), a sexual paraphilia in which individuals have extreme violent fantasies and typically kill their victims during sex and/or mutilate their victims' sexual organs. In some cases, the erotophonophiles will eat some of their victim's body parts (usually post-mortem).

Who are notable cannibalistic murderers?

Many lust murderers – including Jack the Ripper – are suspected of engaging in cannibalistic acts, taking away part of the female to eat later. Other examples of murderers who have eaten their victims (or parts of them) for sexual pleasure include Albert Fish, Issei Sagawa, Andrei Chikatilo, and Ed Gein. Arguably the most famous sexual cannibal is serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer who killed 17 men and boys and engaged in both cannibalistic and necrophilic acts with his many victims between 1978 and 1991.

What are the other types of sexual cannibalism?

Another type of sexual cannibalism that has been increasingly documented in the scientific literature over the last decade is 'vorarephilia'. This is a sexual paraphilia in which individuals are sexually aroused by (i) the idea of being eaten, (ii) eating another person, and/or (iii) observing this process for sexual gratification. However, most vorarephiles’ behaviour is fantasy-based, although there have been real cases such as Armin Meiwes, the so-called ‘Rotenburg Cannibal’.

Meiwes, a computer technician, gained worldwide notoriety for killing and eating a fellow German male victim (Bernd Jürgen Brande). Meiwes had allegedly been fantasizing about cannibalism since his childhood and frequented cannibal fetish websites and posted around 60 advertisements asking if anyone would like to be eaten by him. Meiwes claimed around 200 men responded to his request but only one finally met face-to-face. In March 2002, Bernd Jürgen Brande responded to Meiwes’ advertisement on the internet. At their one and only meeting at Meiwes’ house, their first cannabilistic act was for Meiwes to bite off Brande’s penis and then jointly cook and eat it. Brande then drank lots of alcohol, cough syrup, and took sleeping pills, and was stabbed to death by Meiwes in his bath (and videotaped). The body was then stored and over time, Meiwes ate large amounts of it (about 20 kg). The one aspect that shocked most people was not the fact that Meiwes ate a lot of Brande’s body but that Brande appeared to consent to being eaten.

Another sexually cannibalistic behaviour is 'gynophagia', a sexual fetish that involves fantasies of cooking and consumption of human females (gynophagia literally means ‘woman eating’). There is also a sub-type of gynophagia called ‘parthenophagia’. This is the practice of eating young girls or virgins. Several lust murderers were known to consume the flesh of young virgins, most notably Albert Fish. Bolinger also appears to fit this sub-type.

Finally, ‘sexual autophagy’ refers to the eating of one’s own flesh for sexual pleasure. A case study published by the German psychiatrist Richard von Krafft-Ebing in his book Psychopathia Sexualis includes the case of a man who became infatuated with a young girl. He had no desire for sex but talked of his urge to bite off a piece of her flesh and eat it. Although he stalked women he would always cut off his own skin instead and eat it.

What makes people have these urges?

The motivational driving force underlying sexual cannibalism in some ways appears to resemble that of sadomasochism from a dominance and submission perspective. Devouring someone could be viewed as the ultimate act of dominance by a predator, and the ultimate act of submission by the prey.

Little is known about how prevalent these types of sexually cannibalistic behaviour are although Armin Meiwes claimed that based on his internet activity on cannibal fetish websites that there were at least 800 Germans that shared his passion for wanting to eat another person. The number of people that have a desire to be eaten and actually go through with it is likely to be incredibly small – but the internet helped Meiwes locate a like-minded willing victim.

Dr Mark Griffiths, Chartered Psychologist, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

[DiamondSmiles]

BBC

AFP

November 7, 2014

LONDON: A woman was murdered in an, "act of cannibalism," and her suspected attacker died after he was Tasered by police at a British hotel, the BBC reported on Thursday.

Police said a murder investigation was underway after the death of the 22 year old woman at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in the village of Argoed in South Wales, but, did not specify the nature of her injuries.

The BBC reported that she was, "murdered in an act of cannibalism," and had been in a relationship with the 34 year old suspect.

Officers were called to the hotel, which also operates as a hostel for homeless people, at around 1:30 am, (0130 GMT), after receiving a report that a man was attacking a woman.

"The woman, aged 22 from Blackwood, was located with injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene," said a statement from Gwent Police.

"A Taser was discharged and a man was arrested... Whilst under arrest, the man became unresponsive."

The man was given first aid but, was later pronounced dead. Police described him as a local man.

Local councillor, Leon Gardiner, said Argoed was in a state of shock.

"This has hit the community for six," Gardiner said.

"I have lived here and represented Argoed for over 30 years and this is the worst tragedy that has happened for us as a village."

Once a popular pub, the Sirhowy Arms, was converted into a Bed and Breakfast and was used by the council to temporarily house homeless people.

Some villagers said there had previously been trouble at the hostel, the BBC reported.

The death of the suspect after he was tasered is unusual for Britain.

A spokeswoman for the Association of Chief Police Officers, (Acpo), said that up until now, there have been no deaths attributable to taser use recorded in the UK.

"There have been deaths where taser has been used, but inquests have revealed these people have died from other injuries or reasons," Acpo said on its website.

British police started using tasers in 2004 and their use by specially trained officers is increasing, according to the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo).

The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which handles complaints against the police.