Hotel Worker Tried To Stab Maid To Death In Laundry Room

A hotel worker, who repeatedly stabbed a 24 year-old female colleague during a laundry room murder bid, has been caged.

Viorel Radoi, 43, of The Fairway, Wembley received 26 years and 3 months.

He pleaded guilty to attempted murder at the Portman Square hotel in Marylebone on April 20.

Harrow Crown Court heard it was around 3.30pm and the maid was sorting laundry in the basement when Radoi, who was armed with a knife, suddenly started stabbing her.

The victim managed to use the internal phone line to call colleagues to her aid.

Emergency services were called, and the victim was taken to a central London hospital by London Ambulance Service where she underwent surgery for her injuries that were deemed not to be life-threatening.

Despite extensive enquiries, police were unable to trace Radoi after he had fled the scene.

He gave himself up at an east London police station three days later on Monday, 23 April, where he was charged with attempted murder and remanded in custody.

Detective Constable David Leend of Westminster police said: “Thankfully the victim’s injuries did not take her life, although there is sufficient evidence to suggest that Radoi’s intention was to do just that.

“I hope the sentence handed down affords the victim a sense of justice having been done and a measure of closure.”