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Campaign calls for protection for all transport workers after death of Ms Mujinga, who died from Covid-19 after being spat at by a member of the public
Belly Mujinga

THE family of a rail worker who died from coronavirus after a man spat on her at work have vowed to continue fighting for justice. 

Ticket officer Belly Mujinga, 47, was working on the concourse at London’s Victoria station on March 22 when a man who claimed to have Covid-19 spat and coughed at her and a colleague. 

The mother-of-one suffered from respiratory problems, yet her family says that her employer Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) insisted that she continue working directly with members of the public.

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