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Rhiannon Whyte's mother says police 'toned down' statement after asylum seeker murdered hotel worker daughter

The mother of Rhiannon Whyte, a hotel worker killed by an asylum seeker, has alleged that police encouraged her family to soften their public statements in the wake of the tragedy to avoid sparking anti-immigration unrest. Siobhan Whyte claims officers expressed concerns about preventing "another S...

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GB NewsNews report · Jun 21, 2:54 PM

Rhiannon Whyte's mother says police 'toned down' statement after asylum seeker murdered hotel worker daughter

The mother of Rhiannon Whyte, a hotel worker killed by an asylum seeker, has alleged that police encouraged her family to soften their public statements in the wake of the tragedy to avoid...

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The Sun UKNews report · Jun 21, 6:46 PM

Syrian asylum seeker, 32, arrested after female migrant ‘crushed to death’ on overcrowded small boat found in Dover

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A SYRIAN asylum seeker has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a woman died on a small boat to Britain. The 32-year-old, who has not been named, was cuffed after reaching Dover...

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Daily Mail UKNews report · Jun 21, 4:26 PM

Police 'toned down' statement of mother whose hotel worker daughter was murdered by an asylum seeker in case it led to race riots

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Rhiannon Whyte, 27 (pictured), was stabbed 23 times with a screwdriver by Sudanese national Deng Majek while waiting at a train station.

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