Belly Mujinga, 47, died of coronavirus after being spat at while on duty (PA)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid tribute to a railway ticket office worker who died with coronavirus after being spat at while on duty.
Belly Mujinga, 47, was on the station concourse in March when a member of the public claiming to have Covid-19 spat and coughed at her and a colleague, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) said.
Within days of the assault, both women fell ill with the virus and Ms Mujinga, who has an 11-year-old daughter, died in hospital in Barnet 11 days after the attack on April 5.
Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Mr Johnson described the death of Belly Mujinga as "tragic".
He said: “The fact that she was abused for doing her job is utterly appalling.
“My thoughts, and I’m sure the thoughts of the whole House, are with her family.”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has paid tribute to a railway ticket office worker who died with coronavirus after being spat at while on duty.
Belly Mujinga, 47, was on the station concourse in March when a member of the public claiming to have Covid-19 spat and coughed at her and a colleague, the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) said.
Within days of the assault, both women fell ill with the virus and Ms Mujinga, who has an 11-year-old daughter, died in hospital in Barnet 11 days after the attack on April 5.
Speaking during Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, Mr Johnson described the death of Belly Mujinga as "tragic".
He said: “The fact that she was abused for doing her job is utterly appalling.
“My thoughts, and I’m sure the thoughts of the whole House, are with her family.”
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