Father of dead student calls for justice

The father of a female engineering student allegedly attacked by a group of women in Nottingham has called for “justice” for his daughter.

Mariam Moustafa was left in a coma after a street assault on 20 February and died from her injuries on Wednesday.

The 18-year-old’s father Mohamed Moustafa said she was the victim of a previous attack but that people only came forward to support him after his daughter died.

Mariam was allegedly punchedseveraltimesduring a confrontation with a group of women in Parliament Street, Nottingham, at 8pm.

The teenager got on a bus at the scene near the Victoria Centre shopping precinct but was followed by the same group, who it is claimed were then threatening and abusive towards her. She was taken to the Queen’s Medical Centre in the city then transferred to Nottingham City Hospital where she was treated until her death. Mariam and her sister Malak were allegedly attacked by a gang of girls in August last year and Mr Moustafa said nothing was done due to “no CCTV” and because the girls were not known to them. Mr Moustafa, 50, said: “I want justice for my daughter...so this doesn’t happen to another girl or another boy.”