Cliff Notes
- Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi, a British student nurse, was fatally stabbed in her Houston apartment just days before her graduation, prompting a police welfare check that led to her discovery.
- Her roommate, Chester Lamar Grant, accused of the murder, was found with stab wounds and remains in custody with a bond set at $500,000 following a reported altercation over a cat.
- A GoFundMe page has raised over £63,000 to repatriate Ms Odunsi’s body to the UK, with her family expressing deep grief and highlighting her ambition and kindness.
Man charged after British student nurse is stabbed to death in Texas | US News
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A man has been charged after a British student nurse was stabbed to death in Texas days before she was due to graduate, according to reports in the US.
Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi, also known as Tamilore Odunsi, was found dead by police at her home in Houston shortly before 4pm local time on Saturday 26 April, Sky’s US partner network NBC News reports.
Officers had arrived to conduct a welfare check but when they knocked on the door there was no answer.
They saw blood on a rear concrete patio and entered the apartment, where they found the 23-year-old on the kitchen floor with multiple stab wounds.
Ms Odunsi, who is reported to be originally from London, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A man, later identified as her roommate Chester Lamar Grant, was found in a bedroom with at least one stab wound and was taken to hospital in a critical condition, police said.
The 40-year-old was arrested on Friday 2 May and has been charged with Ms Odunsi’s murder.
He currently remains in custody at Harris County Jail in Texas with a bond set at $500,000 (around £375,000).
A magistrate has said in a preliminary hearing that the roommates had been involved in a fight over Grant’s cat, according to ABC News.
Ms Odunsi had a TikTok account, Tamidollars, with more than 44,000 followers, where she posted about her life as a student at Texas Woman’s University.
A GoFundMe page set up to bring Ms Odunsi’s body back to the UK for burial had received more than £63,000 in donations as of 3am UK time on Tuesday.
In a statement on the GoFundMe page, her sister Georgina Odunsi writes: “Tami was a beautiful soul, full of light, ambition, and kindness… She moved from the UK to the United States to pursue her dream of becoming a nurse, dedicating herself to a life of care and service.”
She continues: “Tragically, Tami was brutally murdered just days before she was set to graduate from university – an unimaginable loss at a moment that should have marked the beginning of a bright and promising future.”