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Asylum seeker who laughed and danced after stabbing hotel worker jailed for life
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The Independent News
Read our Privacy noticeAn asylum seeker who stabbed a hotel worker to death and was seen laughing and dancing shortly afterwards has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 29 years.
Deng Chol Majek followed Rhiannon Whyte from Walsall’s Park Inn Hotel to the deserted Bescot Stadium railway station, where he launched a vicious attack which saw her stabbed 23 times with a screwdriver.
The 27-year-old mother, who leaves behind a five-year-old son, suffered a fatal brain stem injury and died in hospital three days later.
Passing sentence at Coventry Crown Court, Mr Justice Soole told Majek: “The evidence against you, in particular CCTV and DNA, was overwhelming.
“Although nothing can bring Rhiannon back, I hope these convictions provide some sense of justice to her family and friends.