US EditionAsylum seeker jailed for murdering hotel worker Rhiannon Skye Whyte in Walsall
Deng Chol Majek was sentenced to life with a minimum of 29 years after fatally stabbing hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte 23 times in an unprovoked attack, court records show.
- An asylum seeker named Majek was sentenced to at least 29 years in prison for murdering hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte by stabbing her 23 times at a train station in October 2024.
- Majek, believed to be between 25 and 28 years old, had entered the UK by small boat just three months before the frenzied attack on the 27-year-old mother.
- Majek denied being the killer, but CCTV footage showed him attacking Whyte at the deserted platform before calmly leaving the scene and returning to the hotel to change clothes.
25 Articles
25 Articles
The victim worked at the hotel where the migrant had been installed.
Migrant Housed in Taxpayer-Funded Hotel Sentenced for Murdering Hotel Staffer.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: An asylum seeker has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a hotel worker.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Deng Chol Majek, the convicted killer, and Rhiannon Whyte, the victim.WHEN & WHERE: Whyte was murdered in October 2024 at Bescot Stadium railway station in Walsall, England; Majek was sentenced this week.KEY QUOTE: CCTV footage showed Majek “laughing and dancing in the hotel car park” after the attack.IMPACT: Maj…
The New Arab
InternazionaleSudanese man jailed in UK for murdering asylum hotel worker
A Sudanese asylum seeker was jailed on Friday for a minimum of 29 years for murdering a woman who worked at the hotel in central England where he and other migrants were being housed. Anti-immigration activists have seized on other criminal cases involving asylum seekers, predominantly young men, in hotels to argue that they are a danger to nearby communities. Last summer, a number of protests at asylum hotels across England - sparked by the arr…
Sudanese Man Jailed for Life After Murdering UK Hotel Worker
A Sudanese man was jailed for life on Jan. 30 for the murder of an English hotel worker whom prosecutors say was stalked and then stabbed to death with a screwdriver. Rhiannon Whyte, 27, had been working at a hotel in Walsall, near Birmingham, which was used to house dozens of asylum seekers, including Deng Chol Majek. Majek followed her after she left work at the Park Inn by Radisson at 11 p.m. local time on Oct. 20, 2024, and attacked her on t…
Evening Standard
Asylum seeker who stabbed hotel worker 23 times jailed for 29 years for murder
Deng Chol Majek is believed to have entered the UK by small boat less than three months before launching a frenzied attack on Rhiannon Whyte.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
