UK rail worker died from virus after spitting 'assault', says union

A man coughed over the 2 rail staff at Victoria Station and told them he had the virus. FMTNews UK

A man coughed over the 2 rail staff at the concourse area, told them he had the virus on March 22.

Transport union TSSA said Belly Mujinga, 47, contracted the virus with a colleague within days of the assault on the pair at London’s Victoria station on March 22. She was then stood down from work, but grew sicker and on April 2 was taken to hospital and put on a ventilator, it added.The union said it had reported the case to rail industry safety watchdogs for investigation and was also taking legal advice “on the situation and supporting her family and colleagues”.

TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said Mujinga was “one of far too many frontline workers who have lost their lives to coronavirus”.

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