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British Nursing Student Fatally Stabbed by Roommate in Houston Over Pet Dispute

Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi was killed just days before her graduation; her roommate, Chester Lamar Grant, is charged with murder and remains in custody.

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Overview

  • Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi, a 23-year-old British nursing student, was stabbed to death on April 26 in her Houston apartment during a dispute over her roommate's cat.
  • Her roommate, Chester Lamar Grant, 40, has been charged with her murder and is being held in Harris County Jail on a $500,000 bond.
  • Investigators revealed that Grant stabbed Odunsi 28 times before attempting to take his own life, sustaining six self-inflicted stab wounds.
  • Odunsi, who moved to the U.S. from London to pursue a nursing degree at Texas Woman's University, was just days away from graduating.
  • Her family has raised over £63,000 through a GoFundMe campaign to repatriate her body to the UK, while her university community has held tributes in her honor.