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| Argoed inquest: Matthew Williams cannibal claim heard | |
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| The owner of a hostel where a woman was killed told a 999 operator she saw cannibalism, an inquest has heard. | |
| Prison leaver Matthew Williams was found attacking Cerys Yemm, 22, at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed, on 6 November 2014. | Prison leaver Matthew Williams was found attacking Cerys Yemm, 22, at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed, on 6 November 2014. |
| Williams, 34, was Tasered by police who arrested him and he later died. | Williams, 34, was Tasered by police who arrested him and he later died. |
| In a recording played to jurors, hostel owner Mandy Miles said Williams had attacked Ms Yemm's face with a screwdriver and was "eating" her. | |
| Ms Miles said: "There's a murder at the Sirhowy Arms Blackwood," and "he's beaten someone up". | Ms Miles said: "There's a murder at the Sirhowy Arms Blackwood," and "he's beaten someone up". |
| "It's awful, I can see him. It's Matthew Williams in room seven," she added. | "It's awful, I can see him. It's Matthew Williams in room seven," she added. |
| The inquest heard there was "blood everywhere" and it was "like a horror film". | |
| Earlier on Wednesday, the inquest was read a statement from his mother Sally Ann Williams, which claimed her son had been released from prison two weeks earlier with no help for his mental health problems. | Earlier on Wednesday, the inquest was read a statement from his mother Sally Ann Williams, which claimed her son had been released from prison two weeks earlier with no help for his mental health problems. |
| The hearing at Gwent Coroner's Court in Newport was told Williams had spent time in a young offenders' institute aged 15 and when he returned to live with his mother, he was a "nightmare". | The hearing at Gwent Coroner's Court in Newport was told Williams had spent time in a young offenders' institute aged 15 and when he returned to live with his mother, he was a "nightmare". |
| She said he was stealing to get money for drugs and was regularly in trouble with police. | She said he was stealing to get money for drugs and was regularly in trouble with police. |
| He become paranoid and was eventually diagnosed with drug-induced paranoid schizophrenia, the inquest was told. | He become paranoid and was eventually diagnosed with drug-induced paranoid schizophrenia, the inquest was told. |
| Mrs Williams said she did not think prison was the right place for her son and he should have been somewhere his mental health could be managed. | Mrs Williams said she did not think prison was the right place for her son and he should have been somewhere his mental health could be managed. |
| Her statement said he was released from prison before the attack without medication and the family tried to get appointments with doctors and a mental health team, but none were made. | Her statement said he was released from prison before the attack without medication and the family tried to get appointments with doctors and a mental health team, but none were made. |
| The inquest heard he told his mother he was feeling paranoid and "the voices were back" in the days before the killing. | The inquest heard he told his mother he was feeling paranoid and "the voices were back" in the days before the killing. |
| School friend Rhodri Moore told the hearing Williams took amphetamines and mephedrone in the days before the attack and he "didn't seem very well". | School friend Rhodri Moore told the hearing Williams took amphetamines and mephedrone in the days before the attack and he "didn't seem very well". |
| He said Williams was having hallucinations, including seeing faces in cans of soft drink. | He said Williams was having hallucinations, including seeing faces in cans of soft drink. |
| Mr Moore said Williams and Miss Yemm had a "flirty relationship" together, having met two weeks before, and his friend showed no obvious aggression towards her. | Mr Moore said Williams and Miss Yemm had a "flirty relationship" together, having met two weeks before, and his friend showed no obvious aggression towards her. |
| In the hours before the killing, the three smoked cannabis and drank lager before Miss Yemm and Williams went back to the Sirhowy Arms Hotel together. | In the hours before the killing, the three smoked cannabis and drank lager before Miss Yemm and Williams went back to the Sirhowy Arms Hotel together. |
| Earlier that night, Williams had been on the phone to Miss Yemm's ex-boyfriend who he knew in prison. | Earlier that night, Williams had been on the phone to Miss Yemm's ex-boyfriend who he knew in prison. |
| He said: "I found it strange that he was in jail with her ex-partner and then he comes out and he meets her. I never got the impression that he had come out of prison looking for Cerys." | He said: "I found it strange that he was in jail with her ex-partner and then he comes out and he meets her. I never got the impression that he had come out of prison looking for Cerys." |
| A statement from Miss Yemm's mother, Paula Yemm, said her daughter was in what she considered to be a "controlling" relationship with a man called Jay who was in prison with Williams. | A statement from Miss Yemm's mother, Paula Yemm, said her daughter was in what she considered to be a "controlling" relationship with a man called Jay who was in prison with Williams. |
| Mrs Yemm said the couple were "planning a life together after he was released" and Jay had warned Miss Yemm to stay away from Williams. | Mrs Yemm said the couple were "planning a life together after he was released" and Jay had warned Miss Yemm to stay away from Williams. |