High on drugs, cannibal woman tries to eat friends face, bites lover in New York

Steward has been admitted to Newark Wayne hospital and will undergo psychiatric tests.

Newark, New York

: A cannibalistic woman accused of trying to eat her friend's face and biting her boy friend has been arrested by police in New York's Newark village.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, the woman, identified as Lindie Stewart, 37, attacked her boy friend as well as a police officer when he tried to handcuff her during a drug-fueled rampage.

She was arrested after the police received a complaint that Stewart had tried to eat her friend's face. When the officer reached the crime scene to arrest her, she attacked him too, but he managed to handcuff her.

Police said that when they reached the crime spot, Stewart was pinned down on the floor by her friend Michael Maricle whom she attacked. The said that his face was bleeding profusely as he tried to save himself from Stewart.

By the time police tried to get hold of the woman, her boyfriend, Rocky Rouse, also reached the spot. When he tried to intervene and calm down Stewart, she bit him on the chest and armpit too.

"I asked Michael what was happening and he said Stewart began biting his neck and was trying to eat his face and chin," Rocky was quoted as saying.

Her boyfriend also said that the accused continuously kept yelling that she loved him and would sometimes look in the air and scream 'LOL'.

During investigation, police also found white-coloured powder, which they believe to be crystal meth or bath salt. Investigators tried to establish connection between the suspected drugs and the accused woman's behavior.

Steward has been admitted to Newark Wayne hospital and will undergo psychiatric tests. Post her examination, she will be charged with two counts of third-degree assault. She is currently being held on a bond of $ 2,000.

(This story originally appeared on Deccan Chronicle as may the case be)