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'No sentence will ever really be justice' - British Transport Police detective reacts to sentence of asylum seeker who killed Rhiannon Whyte

A British Transport Police detective has commented on the sentence handed to the man who killed migrant hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte.

Supporting image for story: 'No sentence will ever really be justice' - British Transport Police detective reacts to sentence of asylum seeker who killed Rhiannon Whyte

Supporting image for story: ‘Demonic and inhuman’: The heartbroken sister of Rhiannon Whyte addresses her sibling’s murderer in court as he is sentenced to life

‘Demonic and inhuman’: The heartbroken sister of Rhiannon Whyte addresses her sibling’s murderer in court as he is sentenced to life

Supporting image for story: Jailed: Asylum seeker who brutally stabbed Rhiannon Whyte to death near West Midlands train station gets life term

Jailed: Asylum seeker who brutally stabbed Rhiannon Whyte to death near West Midlands train station gets life term

Supporting image for story: Jailed for life: Asylum seeker who brutally stabbed Rhiannon Whyte to death near Bescot train station locked up for at least 29 years

Jailed for life: Asylum seeker who brutally stabbed Rhiannon Whyte to death near Bescot train station locked up for at least 29 years

Supporting image for story: Asylum seeker facing life sentence for hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte’s murder near Bescot Stadium station

Asylum seeker facing life sentence for hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte’s murder near Bescot Stadium station

Supporting image for story: Six in court accused of kidnapping young man in Telford as judge sets provisional trial date

Six in court accused of kidnapping young man in Telford as judge sets provisional trial date

Supporting image for story: More murders and manslaughters reported in West Mercia as knife crime falls

More murders and manslaughters reported in West Mercia as knife crime falls

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Supporting image for story: 'Baton'-wielding Shifnal Co-op robber jailed after attack on brave store worker

'Baton'-wielding Shifnal Co-op robber jailed after attack on brave store worker

Supporting image for story: The killer of West Midlands school boy Leo Ross’s killer caught on police body-worn video claiming to be a witness

The killer of West Midlands school boy Leo Ross’s killer caught on police body-worn video claiming to be a witness

Supporting image for story: Suspected Wellington drug dealer arrested: Crack cocaine, heroin and £13,000 seized after man sped off from police

Suspected Wellington drug dealer arrested: Crack cocaine, heroin and £13,000 seized after man sped off from police

Supporting image for story: West Midlands man faces terror charges at court over alleged neo-Nazi literature distribution

West Midlands man faces terror charges at court over alleged neo-Nazi literature distribution

Supporting image for story: Masked man who attacked Powys pensioner and stole his £35,000 vintage car then tried to sell it back to him is jailed

Masked man who attacked Powys pensioner and stole his £35,000 vintage car then tried to sell it back to him is jailed

Supporting image for story: Man jailed for refusing to demolish homes he built near Whitchurch without planning permission

Man jailed for refusing to demolish homes he built near Whitchurch without planning permission

Supporting image for story: Telford resident fined £450 for 'brazen' dumping of household waste on public footpath

Telford resident fined £450 for 'brazen' dumping of household waste on public footpath

Supporting image for story: Man, 38, who assaulted someone in Shrewsbury is ordered to pay hundreds of pounds

Man, 38, who assaulted someone in Shrewsbury is ordered to pay hundreds of pounds

Supporting image for story: Man, 33, who assaulted woman in Shrewsbury is jailed

Man, 33, who assaulted woman in Shrewsbury is jailed

Supporting image for story: Murder suspect, 80, remains in 'serious condition' in hospital as north Shropshire village tragedy investigation continues

Murder suspect, 80, remains in 'serious condition' in hospital as north Shropshire village tragedy investigation continues

UK News

Supporting image for story: Labour urges Reform by-election candidate to reject Tommy Robinson’s backing

Labour urges Reform by-election candidate to reject Tommy Robinson’s backing

Supporting image for story: Jury returns narrative verdict in inquest into death of George Nkencho

Jury returns narrative verdict in inquest into death of George Nkencho

Supporting image for story: Major British film studio backs youth employment scheme

Major British film studio backs youth employment scheme

Supporting image for story: Ghislaine Maxwell refers to ‘Sarah and the kids’ in email to ‘Andrew’

Ghislaine Maxwell refers to ‘Sarah and the kids’ in email to ‘Andrew’

Supporting image for story: Fact check: US contributions to Nato and Green Party bar chart claim

Fact check: US contributions to Nato and Green Party bar chart claim

Supporting image for story: Rape trial jury shown CCTV of Afghan national with 12-year-old near crime scene

Rape trial jury shown CCTV of Afghan national with 12-year-old near crime scene

Viral News

Supporting image for story: ‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar

‘Code breaker’ coin gives competition entrants chance to win a solid gold bar

Supporting image for story: Hebrides woman completes record-breaking Atlantic row

Hebrides woman completes record-breaking Atlantic row

Supporting image for story: Iconic noughties BBC sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps 'set for comeback' - with Sheridan Smith 'signed on for reunion'

Iconic noughties BBC sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps 'set for comeback' - with Sheridan Smith 'signed on for reunion'

Supporting image for story: Traitors Rachel and Stephen make series history as dual-winners

Traitors Rachel and Stephen make series history as dual-winners

Supporting image for story: Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Man cycling from Cork to Mount Everest to raise money for children’s wards

Supporting image for story: Shocking video shows piles of rubbish on West Midlands streets as bin strike carries into 2026

Shocking video shows piles of rubbish on West Midlands streets as bin strike carries into 2026

World News

Supporting image for story: Catherine O’Hara, Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone star, dies at 71

Catherine O’Hara, Emmy-winning Schitt’s Creek and Home Alone star, dies at 71

Supporting image for story: US Justice Department opens federal civil rights probe into death of Alex Pretti

US Justice Department opens federal civil rights probe into death of Alex Pretti

Supporting image for story: Judge bars prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione

Judge bars prosecutors from seeking death penalty against Luigi Mangione

Supporting image for story: Dutch PM-in-waiting: Trump’s Greenland ambitions are ‘wake-up call’ for Europe

Dutch PM-in-waiting: Trump’s Greenland ambitions are ‘wake-up call’ for Europe

Supporting image for story: Iran’s top diplomat says there are no plans yet for talks with US

Iran’s top diplomat says there are no plans yet for talks with US

Supporting image for story: Israel to reopen Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Sunday

Israel to reopen Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Sunday