An inquest is to be held into the death of railway worker Belly Mujinga, who died after reportedly being coughed on and spat at by a man who said he had coronavirus.
North London coroner Andrew Walker has decided there needs to be an inquest into the 47-year-old’s death a year ago.
Police investigated her death but concluded there was not enough evidence to charge anyone.
The incident happened on the concourse of London’s Victoria station.
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), said: “Our entire union will welcome the decision to hold an inquest into Belly’s tragic death.
Family of railway worker who died of Covid after being spat on win battle for a full inquest as Coroner rules her death may be linked to lack of PPE
Belly Mujinga died last year after contracting coronavirus, claiming she was spat at and coughed on by a member of the public while working at Victoria railway
The 47-year-old s family has been fighting for a full inquest into her death
Senior north London Coroner Andrew Walker has said an inquest is justified
An inquest is to be held into the death of railway worker Belly Mujinga, who died after reportedly being coughed on and spat at by a man who said he had coronavirus.
North London coroner Andrew Walker has decided there needs to be an inquest into the 47-year-old’s death a year ago.
Police investigated her death but concluded there was not enough evidence to charge anyone.
The incident happened on the concourse of London’s Victoria station.
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), said: “Our entire union will welcome the decision to hold an inquest into Belly’s tragic death.
AN INQUEST is to be held into the death of rail worker Belly Mujinga, more than a year after she died of Covid-19 after being spat at while working at London’s Victoria station.
North London Coroner Andrew Walker ruled yesterday that there was reason to suspect that Ms Mujinga’s death was “unnatural.”
The move was welcomed by her union, TSSA, which described it as “a step forward in the fight for justice.”
The coroner said that there was “a recognised increased risk for front-line workers,” and that there were concerns “about the provision of PPE and the deployment of Mrs Mujinga at the station which may have involved an element of human error.”
An inquest is to be held into the death of railway worker Belly Mujinga, who died after reportedly being coughed on and spat at by a man who said he had coronavirus.
North London coroner Andrew Walker has decided there needs to be an inquest into the 47-year-old’s death a year ago.
Police investigated her death but concluded there was not enough evidence to charge anyone.
The incident happened on the concourse of London’s Victoria station.
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA), said: “Our entire union will welcome the decision to hold an inquest into Belly’s tragic death.