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Oliver Schick

So, while it's not completely clear from the article what and how it happened, this looks like manslaughter or perhaps even murder:

A railway ticket office worker has died of coronavirus after being spat at while on duty.

Belly Mujinga, 47, was on the concourse of Victoria station in south-west London in March when a member of the public who said he had Covid-19 spat and coughed at her and a colleague. Within days of the assault, both women fell ill with the virus.

Mujinga, who had underlying respiratory problems, was admitted to Barnet hospital and put on a ventilator but died on 5 April, the TSSA union said.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/12/uk-rail-worker-dies-coronavirus-spat-belly-mujinga

Utterly disgusting and tragic.

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aggi in reply to @Oliver Schick

I heard that on the radio, a terrible story. Also goes to show the risks in returning people to work if very solid guidelines aren't in place.

Where did you see a mention of a racist element? I don't remember seeing that in the coverage I saw.

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Oliver Schick in reply to @aggi

I shouldn't have speculated on that, it was just one of the first things I thought of. Edited.

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