Angel Jones, a 47 year old man who was convicted in 2004 of torturing a woman for hours and then biting her nose off, has died of apparent natural causes, according to Correctional Service of Canada.
He was incarcerated at the Pacific Institution Regional Treatment Centre at the time of his death.
On February 17, 2002, Jones was released on parole for after serving time for drug and weapons charges.
His girlfriend would pick him up, and later in the evening she woke up to him staring at her and accused her of cheating on him.
Jones then bit off her nose, spit it on the floor, threw dirt on her, licked her blood, covered her with hot candle wax and sexually assaulted her.
According to Constable Joseph Green who responded to the 911 call, Jones had blood all over his face and tried to bite the officers who arrested him.
Jones would plead not guilty at trial, and told the jury that his ex-girlfriends nose came off because she was fragile from weight loss.
It would only take 80 minutes for the jury to convict Jones of aggravated assault, uttering death threats and sexual assault.
Three years later, June 2007, Jones would be declared a dangerous offender by the court, and given an indeterminate sentence.
Two forensic psychiatrists concluded that Jones was a narcissistic psychopath that would most likely re-offend.
“As in all cases involving the death of an inmate, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) will review the circumstances. CSC policy requires that the police and the coroner be notified.”