Tribute to the student nurse Tami Odunsi who died in Texas

The family of a 23 -year -old British student nurse, stabbed to death in Texas, collected more than £ 40,000 to bring her home and “make her peaceful and worthy farewell that she deserves”.

Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi, known as Tami and London, who published on her studies on Tiktok, was “brutally murdered” at her home a few days before she graduated in Houston, said her sister Georgina in a tribute to a Gofundme page.

The family asked for donations at repatriation, funeral and burial costs.

The Houston police department said that his body had been discovered on April 26 and that homicide detectives were investigating.

The detectives said that officers had been called in an apartment complex for a wellness check in the southern area of ​​Houston when they discovered blood on the patio.

Inside, the police found the student with several wounds by stab on the kitchen floor. She was declared dead on the scene, police said.

A man with at least one knife injury was transported to hospital in critical condition, they added.

Counting tribute to the student, his sister Georgina wrote on GoFundme: “Tami was a beautiful soul, full of light, ambition and kindness. She was only 23 years old.”

She added that Ms. Odunsi had moved to the United States to “continue her dream of becoming a nurse, devoting herself to a life of care and services”.

“Tragically, Tami was brutally murdered only a few days before she graduated from the university – an unimaginable loss at a time that should have marked the start of a brilliant and promising future,” said his sister.

The nursing student has regularly published her life as a student in nursing at Texas Woman’s University to her 31,000 subscribers on Tiktok.

In her last video on April 21, she posted on her enthusiasm at two weeks after graduating, with a vacation reserved to celebrate.

In a statement, the university said it was “deeply saddened” to learn his death.

“At only 17, Tami moved alone from London to Houston, courageously adapting to a new country, a new culture and a new academic system – all months before the start of the pandemic,” said a spokesman.

“It has had a huge impact on our university community, and its inheritance will continue to inspire us.”

The university offers advice to students affected by the death of Ms. Odunsi.

Additional reports by Fiona Nimoni