Over 40,000 sign petition demanding justice for Blessing Olusegun
PICTURED: Blessing Olusegun was a carer from South London at the time of her death
RENEWED INTEREST into the death of Blessing Olusegun has prompted Sussex Police to deny claims they have not “properly investigated” her case due to her race.
The media interest in Sarah Everard’s death led to calls for further investigation, and more than 40,000 have signed a petition seeking justice for the young woman.
The body of 21-year-old Blessing was found lying on a beach at Bexhill near Galley Hill on September 18 last year.
The “much-loved and popular” business student from South London was working as a carer at the time of her sudden death.
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Blessing Olusegun was found lying on the beach near Galley Hill at 6.20am on Friday, September 18, hours after going out for a walk.
The 21-year-old business student from South London, who had been on a week-long work placement in Bexhill where she was working as a carer, went for a walk to Bexhill beach in the early hours of September 18.
According to her family, her last message was sent to her family friend at 1.25am on September 18, almost five hours before her body was found.
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In the latest stage of the vaccination programme, the NHS is now inviting all those aged 60 or over to get a life-saving COVID-19 vaccination.
This week, around two million people between the ages of 60 and 63 will be invited to book an appointment and receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Across England, there have now been 16.5 million people who have received their first jab - just over a third of the whole adult population.
Praising the ongoing vaccination programme, Professor Stephen Powis, the NHS’s national medical director, said: “The NHS vaccination programme, the biggest in the health service’s history and fastest in Europe, goes from strength to strength.