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Employee is spat at by corona infected people at the station - shortly afterwards she is dead

2020-05-13T17:36:52.969Z


A woman is spat on at a London train station by a suspected corona infected woman - now she is dead. 


A woman is spat on at a London train station by a suspected corona infected woman - now she is dead. 

  • A woman is spat at by a man at a London train station. 
  • The perpetrator claimed to be infected with the corona virus.
  • Shortly thereafter, she dies in the hospital of Covid-19.

London - When Belly Mujinga leaves for her work at Victoria Station in London on March 22nd, she has no idea that she will be the victim of a spitting attack with drastic consequences shortly afterwards . The 47-year-old sold train tickets when a man apparently infected with the corona virus spits in her face. 

Corona case in London: woman is spat on - then she is worse and worse 

As the British transport union TSSA now explains, the man told her immediately after the attack that he had contracted the virus . A few days after the attack , Belly Mujinga feels bad, the 47-year-old is tested positive for the virus. A colleague from Mujinga was apparently infected with the coronavirus by the man. 

On April 2, the 47-year-old, who belonged to a risk group, was hospitalized . Shortly afterwards, the mother of an eleven-year-old daughter had to be artificially ventilated. But the condition of the ticket seller deteriorated steadily, three days later Belly Mujinga died in a hospital in London

London: Woman becomes infected with corona virus after spitting attack 

As the British transport union TSSA further explains, only ten people were allowed to attend the funeral for the 47-year-old. 

Absolutely horrific. Belly Mujinga was spat at while working to keep the country running in the crisis. Now she's dead. We must not forget her sacrifice. https://t.co/36WvoQyjZt

- David Lammy (@DavidLammy) May 12, 2020

The police investigate to find out the identity of the attacker. However, the UK transport union TSSA made clear in its statement that the investigation into the case has now begun. A petition has been launched on the change.org website to clarify the case. 

A spitting attack also occurred in Berlin. A 16-year-old claimed to be infected with the virus. She spat on a policeman. 

In North Rhine-Westphalia the situation escalated on Saturday in a supermarket: two men did not want to use mouth-nose protection, police officers were called and in the end seriously injured during the operation. 

Rubric list image: © dpa / Victoria Jones (symbol image) 

Source: merkur

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