Failed AI student guilty of murdering woman at London Airbnb

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 21:44 · Archive

Deepak Sandhu, 24, has been found guilty of murdering Xiaoqing Ke, 39, at an Airbnb in west London after she rejected him.

Deepak Sandhu, 24, an Indian national on a student visa, has been found guilty of murdering Xiaoqing Ke, 39, at an Airbnb bedsit in Old Brompton Road, Earl's Court, in December last year. Ms Ke was discovered lying face down on the bedroom floor with catastrophic injuries including a fatal deep stab wound to the neck.

Sandhu, who had dropped out of university in Southampton, purchased knives at Asda before travelling to the property. Prosecutors described him as a "fantasist" who had made false claims about his status as a model and actor, and had stolen £500 from Ms Ke. His student visa had been revoked in March 2025 when he left university.

The jury deliberated for two hours before rejecting Sandhu's claim that Ms Ke was alive when he left her flat. He was convicted of both murder and perverting the course of justice after attempting to flee the country. Prosecutor Caroline Carberry KC told the court that Sandhu "could not accept her rejection of him and carried out a brutal and fatal revenge attack on her".

How it is being reported

• 'Fantasist' guilty of Airbnb murder to exact 'brutal and fatal revenge' after rejectionAn "fantasist" has been found guilty of murdering a woman who rejected him at an Airbnb to exact “brutal and fatal revenge".Sky News · 15 Oct, 19:42
• Failed AI student 'fantasist' guilty of murdering woman in brutal London Airbnb revenge attackDeepak Sandhu has been found guilty of a murdering a woman after she rejected himThe Independent · 15 Oct, 15:15

In this story: Deepak Sandhu · Xiaoqing Ke · Earl's Court · London · Old Bailey

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