Man charged with murder of British student nurse
Londoner Elizabeth Odunsi, 23, known to friends and family as Tami, was found with multiple stab wounds on the kitchen floor of a property on 26 April, Houston Police said.
Chester Lamar Grant, 40, was arrested on Friday and later charged after he was taken to hospital in a critical condition following the incident in Goforth Street, Houston, the force said.
Detectives were called to the property above an apartment complex for a welfare check and did not receive an answer when they knocked on the door, according to police.
The 23-year-old was described by her family as a "beautiful soul" [Tami Odunsi]
The force said that as well as discovering the body of Ms Odunsi when they entered the address, officers also found a man in a bedroom with at least one stab wound.
An online appeal to bring Ms Odunsi back to the UK from the US has raised more than £65,000.
Organisers have asked for "help to give her the peaceful and dignified farewell she deserves".
The 23-year-old went by the name of Tami Dollars on the social media platform TikTok and had amassed more than 45,000 followers.
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