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Teenager denies murdering woman who worked at asylum seeker hotel

A teenager accused of murdering a hotel worker at a railway station has pleaded not guilty to the charge during a video-link appearance before a Crown Court judge. Speaking through an Arabic interpreter, Deng Chol Majek, 18, said “not guilty, I ...

13 Dec 2024 at 12:02

Jury sworn in for trial of Sudanese man accused of train station murder

A jury has been sworn in to try a murder suspect accused of fatally stabbing a hotel worker at a railway station. Deng Chol Majek, 19, pleaded not guilty at a previous hearing to the murder of Rhiannon Whyte and a separate count of possessing ...

13 Oct 2025 at 14:20

Asylum seeker who denies murder ‘found with woman’s DNA under his fingernails’

An asylum seeker who denies murdering a hotel worker was found with the woman’s DNA under his fingernails, a court has heard. Deng Chol Majek, who is originally from Sudan and claims to be aged 19, is on trial charged with the murder of ...

14 Oct 2025 at 13:14

Hotel worker stabbed 23 times by asylum seeker at station, murder trial told

An asylum seeker was seen dancing and laughing after stabbing a hotel worker more than 20 times on a railway station platform and leaving her for dead, a murder trial jury has heard. Deng Chol Majek was “clearly excited about what he ...

14 Oct 2025 at 11:50

Asylum seeker accused of killing hotel worker silent in police interview – court

A Sudanese asylum seeker accused of murdering a hotel worker on a railway station platform remained silent throughout a police interview lasting more than 90 minutes, his trial has heard. Deng Chol Majek denies he was a figure ...

20 Oct 2025 at 17:26

Asylum seeker was ‘utterly callous’ after hotel worker stabbed, Crown KC claims

An asylum seeker accused of stabbing to death a hotel worker has put forward a “laughable” defence in the face of CCTV evidence which could not be clearer, a murder trial has heard. In her closing speech to the jury at ...

23 Oct 2025 at 15:13

Murderer lied to jury about his age and claimed DNA evidence was untrue

Few details are known about Deng Chol Majek’s journey from Africa to Walsall, but he claimed to have left a pregnant wife behind in war-torn Sudan while fleeing from a solider who wanted to marry his sister. The only ...

24 Oct 2025 at 14:41

Asylum seeker convicted of murdering hotel worker in ‘cowardly’ station stabbing

An “utterly callous” asylum seeker seen dancing and laughing after stabbing a hotel worker 23 times on a railway station platform has been found guilty of murder. Deng Chol Majek, who is believed to have entered the ...

24 Oct 2025 at 16:35

Relatives of Rhiannon Whyte vow to stay strong as a tribute to her memory

The family of Rhiannon Whyte say the year since her death has been “hell on earth” – but they remain focused on keeping alive the memory of their quirky and caring loved one who “would always put everyone else ...

24 Oct 2025 at 14:45

Asylum seeker accused of murder tells jury he ‘never had a problem with anyone’

An asylum seeker accused of murdering a hotel worker has told a jury he was not at the train station where she was fatally stabbed and had no reason to want to harm her or kill her. Deng Chol Majek told his ...

21 Oct 2025 at 16:46

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