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.
A VIGIL will be held today to mark the first anniversary of the death of a frontline railway worker from coronavirus. Belly Mujinga, 47, died with Covid-19 following reports she had been coughed on by a customer at London’s Victoria station. British Transport Police investigated her death but decided there was not enough evidence to charge anyone with a crime. A coroner is now deciding whether to hold an inquest into her death. A socially distanced vigil will be held at Brighton railway station at 11am, with a minute s silence at 11.22am. Vigils are also being held at Victoria station and Bedford station, with speeches from Ms Mujinga’s husband Lusamba, a lawyer working with the family and others.