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The family of a transport worker who died with Covid-19 after allegedly being spat on have called for police to disclose the suspect s name.
Belly Mujjinga, 47, died after she was reportedly coughed on by a customer.
British Transport Police (BTP) interviewed a man but said there was not enough evidence a crime took place.
Her family s lawyer said they had been preventing from pursuing a private prosecution or civil claim as the force had refused to name him.
Lawrence Davies said the force had stonewalled me since September .
By Press Association 2021
Lusamba Katalay (third from left), the husband of Belly Mujinga, joins activists at a vigil at Victoria station
The family of a railway worker who died with Covid-19 after allegedly being spat at have called for police to disclose the suspect’s name.
Belly Mujinga, 47, died on April 5 last year with coronavirus after she was reportedly coughed on and spat at days earlier by a white customer at London’s Victoria station.
British Transport Police (BTP) interviewed a 57-year-old man over the incident but said there was not enough evidence that a crime had taken place.
A lawyer for Mrs Mujinga’s family, Lawrence Davies, said the force had refused to disclose the suspect’s name, preventing them from pursuing a private prosecution and further civil claims.
CAMPAIGNERS laid flowers and held banners demanding justice for a railway worker who died with Covid-19 after allegedly being spat at. Belly Mujinga died on April 5 last year with coronavirus days after she was was reportedly coughed on and spat at by a white customer at London’s Victoria station. Ms Mujinga s family have called for police to disclose the suspect’s name. Vigils for the 47-year-old took place this morning at several railway stations, including in Brighton, on the first anniversary of her death. Connor Moylett, an education officer at Sussex students’ union, joined fellow students, campaigners and trade unionists in holding banners and laying flowers for Mrs Mujinga.