The death of Belly Mujinga, a 47-year-old Congolese-born woman, occurred in Barnet, North London, United Kingdom on 5 April 2020 from COVID-19 related complications.
Mujinga was selling tickets for Govia Thameslink Railway at London Victoria station when she and a coworker, Motolani Sunmola,[1] neither of whom had PPE, were allegedly spat and coughed on by a 57-year-old man who claimed to have the virus at 11:22 a.m. on 21 March 2020.
Due to the unrest following the assassination of President Laurent-Désiré Kabila in 2001, she relocated to the UK for security reasons where she got a job at a post office in Edgware.
Barrister Christopher Williams advised pursuing an inquest as an option for the family seeking justice and peace.
[7] As of the anniversary of her death, the family's lawyer Lawrence Davies was seeking a private prosecution, but to no avail as the suspect remained anonymous.
Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps told Davies he was awaiting a decision from Senior Coroner Andrew Walker to hold an inquest.