Alexandra Whyte gave a victim impact statement at the sentencing of Deng Chol Majek who killed her sister Rhiannon at Bescot station in October 2024
The sister of a woman brutally murdered in an attack has spoken out on the heartbreaking moment she had to inform the victim’s son about his mother’s death. She said the moment will “haunt” her forever.
“It is no exaggeration to say that his screams will haunt me forever”, Alexandra Whyte revealed.
Her sister Rhiannon Whyte was tragically killed in a brutal assault carried out by Sudanese asylum seeker Deng Chol Majek in Bescot in October 2024.
In a courageous impact statement delivered before today’s sentencing, Alexandra described the “unimaginably difficult and painful” task of explaining to Rhiannon’s “beautiful young boy” what had occurred.
She condemned Majek as “demonic and inhuman” for showing “no remorse” and taking “no responsibility for your cowardly actions”.
Rhiannon suffered a fatal brain stem injury among other wounds, inflicted during a horrifying attack with a crosshead screwdriver – 19 of these injuries were to her head, reports the Mirror.
Alexandra portrayed Rhiannon as “smart, kind, funny, thoughtful, caring and hardworking”, adding that she “fought for her life under a brutal, savage and frenzied attack from someone we see as inhuman, more like an animal.”
She continued: “You continue to show no remorse and to take no responsibility for your cowardly actions. We still don’t know or understand why you stalked, hunted and preyed upon Rhiannon. Cornering her before unleashing your vicious and unprovoked attack.
“I honestly feel that calling you demonic and inhuman is justifiable in the circumstances. What are we supposed to say? You brutalised Rhiannon and then partied as if nothing had happened. You celebrated. You might as well have danced on her grave.”
The assault occurred after Majek had gazed “spookily” at three female employees for extended periods at the hotel, where Rhiannon was employed, on October 20, 2024. The disturbing stares, which were captured on CCTV, had prompted staff to alert security at the Park Inn.
Det Chief Inspector Paul Attwell of the British Transport Police said Rhiannon “never stood a chance” in the attack by Majek who at 6ft 3in was about 10 inches taller than her.
Rhiannon had been “tracked” on foot by Majek to the station. CCTV showed Majek disappeared from view on to a deserted platform for 90 seconds at about 11.18pm to attack Rhiannon, 27, the mother of a five-year-old son.
The driver and guard of a train that pulled in about five minutes later found Rhiannon, injured in a shelter on the platform. She died in hospital three days later.
Majek, meanwhile, walked to the Caldmore Green area of Walsall after the attack to buy beer and was recorded on CCTV apparently wiping blood from his trousers. He returned to the hotel at 12:13am, changed his bloodstained flip-flops for trainers and was seen dancing with other residents in the car park, within sight of emergency vehicles called to the station.
A housing officer stationed at the hotel testified that Majek seemed almost melancholic before Rhiannon was stabbed, and appeared to revert back to his usual self after she was rushed to hospital.
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