Elizabeth Odunsi Murder: roommate charged after the British student nurse stabbed in Texas

The roommate of a British student nurse was charged with her murder after being stabbed in Texas.

Elizabeth Odunsi, who was known to her friends and family as Tamilore Odunsi, was found on April 26 with several stab wounds on the kitchen floor of a property in Houston.

Chester Lamar Grant was arrested on Friday and later charged because of her murder after he was taken to the hospital in a critical condition.

Detectives were called to the property over an apartment complex for a welfare check and did not receive an answer when they knocked on the door, the police said.

Officers not only discovered Odunsi's body, but also found a man in a bedroom with at least one stab wound.

A Gofundme page has been set up to bring Odunsi's body back from the United States to Great Britain.

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The 23-year-old named Tami dollars on the TikTok social media platform and had accumulated more than 45,000 followers.

She was declared dead at the crime scene and was “only killed a few days before it was closed at the university”, the site said.

“Tami was a beautiful soul, full of light, ambition and friendliness. She was only 23 years old,” it said.

“As a committed Christian, she was a godly young woman who found strength and joy in her faith.

“She had a deep love for her church community, in which she was actively involved and was always striving to serve others with humility and grace.”

The site said Odunsi had traveled to the United States to “realize her dream, to become a nurse and to devote himself to life in nursing and service”.

It continued: “Tami had a special love for children and always dreamed of doing something in young life through her future work in healthcare.

“Outside of her studies, she brought other joy through her love to create content and express her lively personality.”

The fundraising campaign has collected more than 64,000 GBP (85,000 US dollars) for the costs for the return, funeral and burial of Odunsi, “and support our family in this incredibly painful time”.