Asylum Seeker Found Guilty of Murdering Hotel Worker
Asylum Seeker Found Guilty of Murdering Hotel Worker
What Happened?
An asylum seeker, Deng Chol Majek, was found guilty of murdering a hotel worker, Rhiannon Skye Whyte, in an attack at a train station in Walsall.
Majek, who claimed to be 19, was staying at the Park Inn hotel where Whyte worked.
The prosecution described the attack as "vicious and frenzied", with Majek stabbing Whyte 23 times with a screwdriver.
Key Points:
Majek denied the charges, but DNA evidence and CCTV footage linked him to the crime.
He was seen following Whyte to the train station and returning to the hotel with blood on his clothes.
Outcome:
Majek's sentencing has been postponed pending verification of his age.