A railway ticket collector in London died from coronavirus after she was spat at by a passenger on the station concourse. Belly Mujing...
A railway ticket collector in London died from coronavirus
after she was spat at by a passenger on the station concourse.
Belly Mujinga, 47, who had suffered long-term respiratory
problems, died in hospital on April 5 – 13 days after the alleged assault at
London’s Victoria Station.
British Transport Police are now searching for the suspect
– seven weeks later – amid suggestions that bosses at Govia Thameslink Railway
(GTR) initially failed to call emergency services over the incident, despite Ms
Mujinga’s request.
Her husband, Lusamba Gode Katalay, described how the
suspect walked up to Ms Mujinga and spat in her face.
He said: “The man asked her what she was doing, why she was
there, and she said they were working.
“The man said he had the virus and spat on them. They
reported it to their supervisor. Belly came home and told me everything.”
Mr Katalay said his wife had an operation four years ago
and had underlying respiratory problems. Within a week of the incident, she
began to feel ill and was admitted to hospital on April 2.
“That was the last time I saw her,” Mr Katalay said. “We
just said, ‘Be good’, and that God is in charge.
“We did a WhatsApp video in hospital, but then I didn’t
hear from her again. I thought she might be asleep, but the doctor phoned me to
tell me she had died.”
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