Man suspected of murdering his girlfriend in a 'Hannibal Lecter'-style killing Caught 'eating her eyeballs and face'

A man suspected of murdering his girlfriend in a 'Hannibal Lecter'-style killing was allegedly 'high on coke' while 'eating her face' in the horrific attack which ended with him dying after being Tasered by police.

The 34-year-old - who has not been identified by police but has been named locally as Matthew Williams - was allegedly eating the 22-year-old victim's eyeball when security staff at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Caerphilly, south Wales, burst in on the shocking attack.

Residents who live near to the hotel in the small village of Argoed claimed the man - nicknamed Fifi - was 'high on cocaine' when he was allegedly found eating the woman's face.

Hotel staff raised the alarm before police arrived at the hotel to find the female victim unconscious on the floor with appalling facial injuries.

Officers then tackled Williams - who was reportedly released from prison just two weeks ago - with a high voltage Taser, knocking him to the floor.

Moments later, he became unresponsive and died, despite efforts to save him.

The woman also died from her injuries, police said.Officers refused to comment on the specifics of the incident but sources confirmed she had received substantial facial injuries.

Lyn Beasley, who lives close to the hotel, said: 'He went Hannibal Lecter on the woman, he gouged her eyeball out, ate them and ate half her face.

Daily Mail