Now officially confirmed
Illegal undocumented boat migrant that crossed the channel in July charged with murder after stabbing hotel worker Rhiannon Skye Whyte in the back of the neck after an argument over a packet of biscuits
Deng Chol Majeck, 18, was housed at the Park Inn by Radisson Hotel, close to Walsall FC’s stadium in Bescot, West Mids, where Rhiannon worked.
Residents have all now been moved out of the hotel.
All migrants have been removed from the hotel for fear of reprisals
Rhiannon Skye Whyte, 27, was stabbed in the neck with a screwdriver at a railway station after leaving work
She remained on a life support machine in hospital with her family by her side and died three days later
The 18-year-old suspect was arrested shortly after the attack on Rhiannon late on Sunday night. It is understood a petty row over a packet of biscuits is said to have taken place at the hotel earlier.
The teenager arrived in the UK in July after crossing the Channel in a small boat. He had no documents and applied for asylum