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AIBU? Why has this death got so little attention

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WhataboutAnu · 06/09/2024 09:09

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/family-of-nigerian-nurse-who-died-running-from-youths-seek-answers-RFXI545V7ZDZJDCNSRL7WA3AJI/

This happened in my town - Newry - Northern Ireland last week. Anu was a nurse who had been attacked repeatedly by kids. She died from an asthma attack after coming across another person getting attacked. There has been a lot of hate crime/intimidation in Northern Ireland in recent months.

There has been very little on the news/online/discussion about Anu locally.

I only know about it as I happened to turn on the TV and caught the end of an interview with Anu’s heartbroken brother and sister on the local news. My husband works in the area, he watches and listens to news several times a day and he hadn’t heard about it until I mentioned it yesterday. I spoke to several people yesterday who are in customer facing roles so talking to people day in day out and most of them hadn’t heard about it.

Why is this not more high profile? AIBU to think that this should cause uproar?

Anu Okusanya

Family of Nigerian nurse who died running from youths seek answers

Family of Nigerian nurse who died running from youths seek answers

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northern-ireland/family-of-nigerian-nurse-who-died-running-from-youths-seek-answers-RFXI545V7ZDZJDCNSRL7WA3AJI

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OrlandointheWilderness · 06/09/2024 09:24

How awful. That poor woman. I haven't heard this either.

Tangled123 · 06/09/2024 09:23

I’m in Newry too and didn’t know anything about this. It’s shocking. I hope karma will get those kids at least seeing as the justice system won’t.

Flibflobflibflob · 06/09/2024 09:21

Oh god thats awful, poor woman. This is similar to the man in Leicester, complaints had been made previously and nothing is done.

confusedabouthormones · 06/09/2024 09:19

Heavens! I'm in NI and I didn't hear this. Was it on the news?

I feel like we are seeing more hate crime in Belfast too. Lots of no brain idiots with nothing else to do. I'm embarrassed and ashamed of them.

BarbaraHoward · 06/09/2024 09:17

That's awful. I'm in NI and hadn't heard.

Pootles34 · 06/09/2024 09:16

Jesus this is terrible! I'm not Irish but I hadn't heard a thing about this. The statement by the police sounds so cold - he doesn't seem to think the two things are related at all!

You're right this should be a much bigger news item than it is.

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