Questions need answering about whether a man who murdered a woman in a cannibal act was properly monitored after his release from prison, a Welsh Assembly Member has said.
Matthew Williams was found attacking Cerys Marie Yemm in Argoed, Caerphilly county, months after leaving jail.
Police used a Taser stun gun on the 34-year-old and he later died.
William Graham AM said he was concerned by the case but an MP said it was not the time for "knee jerk reactions".
It is understood Williams had been released from prison after serving about half of a five-year sentence for assaulting a former girlfriend.
Before that, he had been convicted of a burglary offence.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which is investigating, confirmed Williams had been a resident at the Sirhowy Arms hostel, which houses vulnerable and homeless people, including ex-offenders.
It was there on Thursday that police found him attacking Ms Yemm, 22, who was from Blackwood.
Sources confirmed Ms Yemm suffered substantial facial injuries.
The community has reacted with shock to the murder and Mr Graham, a Conservative assembly member for South Wales East, said reports of an apparent lack of monitoring of Williams were "hugely worrying".
"If true, a wider inquiry into the circumstances surrounding his release is urgently required," he said.
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"This really is the stuff of nightmares," William Graham AM tells BBC Radio Wales
"It is now clear that Mr Williams posed a risk to the public and I am extremely concerned that monitoring appears to have been deemed unnecessary.
"Questions must be answered by authorities and a full explanation provided on the decisions taken in this extremely tragic case."
But Chris Evans, MP for Islwyn, said: "This was a horrific and senseless crime that must be condemned without reservation.
"However, this is not the time for knee jerk reactions. A full investigation will be conducted by Gwent Police and the IPCC."
Williams's family said it was in "shock" following the murder, adding it was "devastated by the death of an innocent young lady".
Ms Yemm worked in sales at Next and was formerly a student of Coleg Gwent between 2008 and April 2009. She had been studying health and social care.
Williams and Ms Yemm knew each other and police said they were not looking for anyone else in connection with the murder.
A post mortem examination of Ms Yemm's body is expected to take some time to complete.
Gwent Police said a lone female officer initially responded to the attack.
Ch Insp Paul Staniforth told reporters on Friday Ms Yemm's family is being supported by officers.
He also said the female officer and others who later attended were being supported by the force's occupational health department.
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