Woman assaulted after man was given key card to her room criticises CEO Jo Boydell over cancelled meeting
A woman who was sexually assaulted by a man who was handed a key card to her room at a Travelodge has said she was shocked to learn the hotel chain’s boss cancelled a meeting with a group of MPs seeking to discuss concerns about the case.
More than 20 MPs had demanded the meeting this month to discuss the matter – including details of the chain’s security processes and procedures that led to it offering the victim an “insulting” £30 refund after the incident.
It emerged last week Keir Starmer had written to the company’s chief executive, Jo Boydell, saying he was “very concerned” about the meeting’s cancellation. The prime minister pressed the hotel chain to “seriously engage” with MPs over the “utterly appalling” assault.
The survivor, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was attacked by Kyran Smith in December 2022. Smith was jailed in February for seven and a half years after being convicted of the assault.
