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It was reported that a 34 year-old man, Matthew Williams nicknamed Fifi, was allegedly involved with a girl in a hotel room.
The horrified security staff at The Sirhowy Arms Hotel in Argoed, South Wales, burst into
the room after the suspect refused to let them in.
Williams had just been released from jail two weeks earlier, where he'd served half of a five-year prison sentence for a violent attack on his partner.
the room after the suspect refused to let them in.
The hotel staff called police who hit Matthew Williams with a high voltage taser which knocked him to the floor. He was formally arrested but died moments later due to high voltage.
His victim, a 22-year-old woman who he'd just met, was also confirmed dead from her injuries.
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 investigation is underway into the death of the woman.’
Police have not yet confirmed cause of death of the woman at the time of press.
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