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British police are investigating the case that led to the death of Covid-19, Belly Mujinga, 47, an employee working at the ticket office at Victoria Station in London, who was spit on by a passenger, and authorities they suspect that he was infected accordingly.
The incident occurred on March 22, when Mujinga and a colleague were attacked by a man who said he was infected. He coughed and spat at the two of them, who ended up getting sick a few days later.
According to the victim’s husband, the passenger approached the employee and asked him what he was doing there. She only replied that she was at work, after which the man spat on her.
Mujinga, who had a history of respiratory problems, was admitted to Barnet Hospital on April 2 and placed on a respirator, but ended up not resisting the severity of the disease and died three days later. He left an 11-year-old daughter.
Meanwhile, the British Transport Police announced that an investigation had been launched to identify and find the author of the attack, which a Prime Minister spokesman described as “insignificant”.
A cousin told the BBC that Mujinga believed she was safe at her workplace. “They shouldn’t have put it there,” said Agnes Ntumba. “His death could have been prevented if he was wearing more personal protective equipment or if he were in a room and not in the station hall.”
The union of the sector also considered that this death raises “serious questions”.
“As a vulnerable person, from a risk group, and since his condition is known to the employer, it is unclear why he did not stop working on the front line at the start of the pandemic,” said a union representative. The Govia Thameslink Railway has already responded, assuring that it is investigating all the allegations.
A recent evaluation reveals that 42 Transport for London employees died of covid-19.
