The Latest Breaking News from Deng Chol Majek

Shabana Mahmood Reopens Refugee Resettlement Route as Reform's Zia Yusuf Slams 'Illegal Boat Crisis'

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the UK will reopen its refugee resettlement scheme with UN partners, offering legal routes to vulnerable refugees amid fierce political opposition.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29

Asylum seeker jailed for at least 29 years for murdering Walsall hotel worker

Deng Chol Majek stabbed Rhiannon Whyte 23 times in ‘sadistic’ attack at railway station

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30

Asylum seeker who laughed and danced after stabbing hotel worker jailed for life

Rhiannon Whyte died three days later in hospital after being stabbed 23 times

The Independent UK · Jan 30

Asylum seeker found guilty of stabbing migrant hotel worker to death with screwdriver

The trial heard Majek had been reported to security at the Park Inn Hotel in Walsall, where he lived and Rhiannon worked

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025

Man guilty of murdering hotel worker at railway station in Walsall

Asylum seeker Deng Majek said to have carried out ‘frenzied’ screwdriver attack on Rhiannon Whyte

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025

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

Deng Chol Majek, who came to the UK after Germany refused his asylum bid, told jurors CCTV images of him showed a different man in identical clothing.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

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

Deng Chol Majek, originally from Sudan, had been in the UK for less than three months when he attacked Rhiannon Whyte at a deserted railway station.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

Jury out on asylum seeker accused of stabbing hotel worker to death at station

Deng Chol Majek is accused of attacking Rhiannon Whyte at Bescot Stadium station in Walsall.

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2025

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

Deng Chol Majek, who is from Sudan, was seen dancing on a car park after he is alleged to have stabbed Rhiannon Whyte and left her for dead.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Murder trial asylum seeker denies lying about his age by claiming to be 19

Prosecutors allege that Deng Chol Majek is aged 27 and gave his correct date of birth to the authorities while staying in Italy and Germany.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025