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DEATH: Belly Mujinga died of the corona virus. Photo: Agnes Ntumba via AP
Belly Mujinga (47) was attacked and spat on when she was at work. Two weeks later, she died as a result of the corona virus.
Mujinga worked on tickets at Victoria Station in central London. On March 22, a man who claimed he had been crowned and spit on her and a colleague writes The Guardian.
– The man asked her what she was doing and why she was there, she replied that they were working. Then the man said he had the virus and spat it out, Mujinga’s husband Lusamba Gode Katalay tells the newspaper.
Mujinga was also the mother of an 11-year-old girl.
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A spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson describes the attack as “abominable.”
Days later, both Mujinga and his colleague should have had symptoms. On April 2, Mujinga was hospitalized and connected to a respirator.
– That was the last time I saw her, says Katalay.
He says they spoke together through a video app, but that one day he didn’t hear from her again.
– I thought maybe she was sleeping, but then a doctor called me and said she was dead. She was a good person, a good mother, and a good wife. She was a person who cared for everyone around her, she says.
Police say in a statement that they are investigating the case and want advice. According to Jenny Wiltshire’s lawyer, the person who spit on Mujinga in the worst case could be charged with murder, The Guardian writes.
It is not known whether Mujinga and his colleague were infected by the man. It’s something Wiltshire thinks can be difficult to prove, even if they find out who it is.
– I could have avoided it
Mujinga had respiratory problems and was in the risk group, but she still had to work in the departure lounge.
– They shouldn’t have asked him to work in the departure lounge. She should not have died under these circumstances. We could have avoided it if he had only had contamination equipment or had been held instead of being in the departure lounge, “Mujinga’s cousin Agnes Ntumba told the BBC.
IN LONDON: It was at London Victoria station Mujinga and his colleague were spit on. Photo: WILL OLIVER / EPA
According to The Guardian, Ntumba and a colleague say Mujinga had asked not to work in the departure lounge without contamination equipment. Furthermore, they claim that she was sent back to work even after the incident.
– We want justice. They have to find out who did this. The company also has to compensate the family, her daughter no longer has a mother. They should protect those who remain, Ntumba told the newspaper.
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Employer Govia Thameslink Railway says that the safety of customers and employees is paramount and that they follow government advice.
“We take all of these allegations extremely seriously and investigate this,” says the director of Angie Doll, according to The Guardian.
At the time of the incident, British authorities were unable to use mouthwash, the company claims. On May 10, Prime Minister Boris Johnson came out and recommended the use of mouthwash for all Britons.
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The head of the transport workers union, Manuel Cortés, has now asked Health Minister Matt Hancock that compensation to survivors of health workers who die as a result of the pandemic should also apply to other professions in the “first line”. The compensation is around DKK 750,000.
– We are shocked and crushed after Belly’s death. She is one of the many “front line” workers who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. Unfortunately, however, Belly is just one of the many tragedies in which children lost their parents, Cortés says.
