Council boss in biting probe is suspended
The bizarre incident is believed to be the culmination of a series of office pranks which spectacularly backfired.
The man, in his early 20s, bled through his underwear and was later taken to hospital for a tetanus jab as a precaution.
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Hide AdNeath Port Talbot County Borough Council, in South Wales, is now carrying out an internal investigation into the incident.
The authority has suspended the department manager, who has not been named but is in her 40s, pending the outcome.
Junior female work colleagues, who witnessed the alleged attack, are due to be interviewed as part of the investigation.