London — Belly Mujinga, a 47-year old Black woman who was working as a railway ticket officer in London, has died from coronavirus after a man who claimed to be infected reportedly coughed and spit on her.
On March 22, Mujinga and another worker at Govia Thameslink Railway in London were assaulted by the man who apparently infected her with the virus, according to Mujinga’s union, the Transport Salaried Staff Association.
Mujinga, who had an underlying respiratory illness, was hospitalized and put on ventilator 11 days after the alleged assault.
The incident wouldn’t have happened if Mujinga was transferred to work inside the building as she “begged to,” said the union.
Meanwhile, the railway company is cooperating with the police with the investigation, passing on the surveillance footage of the incident.
