British woman, 21, stabbed to death in Australia hostel
A 21-year-old British woman has died after being stabbed at a backpackers' hostel in Australia by a man shouting 'Allahu Akbar'.
The woman, named locally as Mia Ayliffe-Chung, from Derbyshire, was described as “gorgeous” by friends.
Police said a 29-year-old French national carried out the knife attack in Queensland which also left a 30-year-old British man in a critical condition.
Monique Cross, an Australian friend of Miss Ayliffe-Chung, told the Press Association: “She was a gorgeous person. It’s an awful tragedy. I can’t believe it.”
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