Teen, 18, who 'arrived in the UK on small boat' charged with murder of hotel worker

Rhiannon Skye Whyte, 27, died pursuing the stabbing astatine Bescot Stadium station. (Image: NC)

A young antheral who is reported to person arrived successful the UK via a tiny vessel successful July has been charged with the execution of a 27-year-old asylum edifice worker.

Rhiannon Skye Whyte died pursuing a weapon onslaught astatine Bescot Stadium presumption successful Walsall, West Midlands, connected Sunday night.

Deng Chol Majek, 18, of Walsall, was arrested and charged with attempted murder. However, erstwhile Ms Whyte died successful hospital, the complaint was changed to murder.

The 18-year-old antheral is understood to person arrived successful the UK successful July, crossing the English Channel from France connected a dinghy. He past applied for asylum, according to a study successful The Sun.

On Sunday night, aft finishing her displacement astatine 11pm the unfortunate planned to instrumentality the 11.21pm bid location to Walsall.

Police connected the country adjacent Bescot Stadium railway stadium. (Image: SWNS)

Police were contacted astir the onslaught astatine 11.25pm by a passerby who recovered her unconscious astatine Bescot Stadium station.

The edifice idiosyncratic was recovered with stab injuries and was rushed to hospital. However, she sadly died connected Wednesday, surrounded by family. Mourners person near floral tributes astatine the country wherever Ms Whyte was stabbed.

The 18-year-old fishy was remanded successful custody and volition look astatine Wolverhampton Crown Court connected November 19.

A household spokesperson gave tribute to Ms Whyte.

The spokesperson said: "The astir loved daughter, compassionate sister, loving aunty, gracious granddaughter, beauteous niece, fantastic relative and devoted friend.

"The astir selfless idiosyncratic you were brave, quirky, funny, and ever determination for anyone who needed it. There is not capable insubstantial successful the satellite to adjacent statesman to constitute a tribute for you, but nary 1 deserves it more.

"The weird happening astir this devastating nonaccomplishment is that we present request to navigate beingness without you, but how? If your abbreviated beingness volition thatch anything, it's to cherish each infinitesimal with those you love, arsenic time is ne'er guaranteed.

"You are truthful strong, a combatant and nary substance what happens, we arsenic a household volition ever beryllium agreed for you. We volition emotion and miss you for present for ever and forever."

Nicholas Coates, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS West Midlands, said: "The prosecution has issued an indictment and Deng Chol Majek volition present look counts of execution and possession of an violative limb pursuing a stabbing astatine Bescot Stadium railway station.

"He volition look astatine Wolverhampton Crown Court adjacent period for a preparatory hearing.

"Chol Majek was initially charged with attempted murder, but the victim, Rhiannon Whyte, has sadly died. Our thoughts stay with her friends and household astatine this incredibly hard time."