Student 'ate uni worker's body parts after chopping her head off'

A university administrator has died after allegedly being beheaded by a student in Poland.

It is claimed that he started eating her body parts and licked blood from the axe that was used in the murder at Warsaw University.

The attacker entered an auditorium with the weapon and attacked several people at around 6.40pm local time (5.40pm BST).

Polish broadcaster Polsat News reported that the woman had been beheaded; however,prosecutors declined to comment.

Footage shows the suspected attacker being pinned to the ground

Footage from the scene shows the moment that he was pinned to the ground next to a blood-stained pavement.

Police arrested a 22-year-old Polish man,believed to be a third-year law student,according to local media.

A member of Poland’s diplomatic police,who was at the university to protect the Minister of Justice,was among those who detained him.

An unarmed security guard who was also injured was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

The rector of the university described the incident as a ‘huge tragedy’ and declared a day of mourning at the institution.

A statement said: ‘We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones.’