A DATE for the inquest into the deaths of Cerys Yemm and the man who killed her at an Argoed hotel has been set.

Cerys Yemm, 22, of Oakdale was killed by ex-offender Matthew Williams, 34.

Police were called to the Sirhowy Arms Hotel, in Argoed’s High Street, at 1.23am on November 6, 2014 to reports of a man attacking a woman.

On arrival, they found Williams, attacking Miss Yemm. He was tasered by a police officer and was later pronounced dead.

The inquest into their deaths will take place on March 13, 2017. At a pre-inquest hearing today Gwent Coroner David T Bowen indicated the inquest will take between three to four weeks.

An investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission has yet to publish its findings.

An inquest which was opened into the death of Miss Yemm held in November 2014 heard the provisional findings showed she had died as a result of "sharp force trauma to the face and neck".

The provisional findings in William's inquest said the cause of death was 'unascertained' following a post mortem examination carried out at the University Hospital of Wales.

A Healthcare Inspectorate Wales report published earlier this year looked into the mental health history of Williams and the contact he had with health services prior to the murder of Miss Yemm.

The report concluded the murder of Miss Yemm would have been 'difficult to predict or be prevented' by health services.

Williams was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2004 but this was never re-evaluated and the HIW team said it is unclear given his illicit drug use whether this diagnosis can be fully relied upon.

The HIW team who reviewed the evidence concluded the change in his behaviour at the Sirhowy Arms Hotel where he killed Miss Yemm is likely to have been as a result of a severe reaction to taking illicit and/or psychoactive substances.