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| Mariam Moustafa: Egyptian teen's Nottingham death sparks anger | Mariam Moustafa: Egyptian teen's Nottingham death sparks anger |
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| The death of an Egyptian student who was attacked in the UK has provoked social media outrage in her home country. | |
| Mariam Moustafa, 18, died on Wednesday after being attacked before boarding a bus in Nottingham on 20 February. | Mariam Moustafa, 18, died on Wednesday after being attacked before boarding a bus in Nottingham on 20 February. |
| Egypt's prosecutor-general has requested information about the probe into her death by British officials, according to BBC Monitoring. | Egypt's prosecutor-general has requested information about the probe into her death by British officials, according to BBC Monitoring. |
| The hashtag "Mariam's rights will not be lost" has been trending in Egypt. | The hashtag "Mariam's rights will not be lost" has been trending in Egypt. |
| The engineering student was attacked by a group of people outside the Intu Victoria Centre in Parliament Street. | The engineering student was attacked by a group of people outside the Intu Victoria Centre in Parliament Street. |
| Nottinghamshire Police said there was no information "to suggest that the assault was motivated by hate but we continue to keep an open mind". | Nottinghamshire Police said there was no information "to suggest that the assault was motivated by hate but we continue to keep an open mind". |
| Before Miss Moustafa's death, police arrested a 17-year-old girl on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. She was released on conditional bail. | Before Miss Moustafa's death, police arrested a 17-year-old girl on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm. She was released on conditional bail. |
| Miss Moustafa's uncle told the BBC a group of about 10 girls had started beating his niece in the shopping centre, so she ran to get on a bus. | Miss Moustafa's uncle told the BBC a group of about 10 girls had started beating his niece in the shopping centre, so she ran to get on a bus. |
| The girls then followed her on to the bus, he said, and kept beating her until she passed out and a man intervened to help. | The girls then followed her on to the bus, he said, and kept beating her until she passed out and a man intervened to help. |
| In a statement, bus company Nottingham City Transport (NCT) said one of its drivers helped Miss Moustafa. | In a statement, bus company Nottingham City Transport (NCT) said one of its drivers helped Miss Moustafa. |
| "We would also like to publicly recognise our driver, who went upstairs to intervene and acted as a barrier between the attackers and the young lady, after he asked them to leave the bus," NCT said. | "We would also like to publicly recognise our driver, who went upstairs to intervene and acted as a barrier between the attackers and the young lady, after he asked them to leave the bus," NCT said. |
| "CCTV from the bus has been provided to Nottinghamshire Police as part of their investigation into this appalling attack and we continue to support their efforts to identify the culprits." | "CCTV from the bus has been provided to Nottinghamshire Police as part of their investigation into this appalling attack and we continue to support their efforts to identify the culprits." |
| Miss Moustafa's uncle said the hospital dismissed her initially, before she fell ill at home and was taken back to hospital where she entered a coma. | Miss Moustafa's uncle said the hospital dismissed her initially, before she fell ill at home and was taken back to hospital where she entered a coma. |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has been asked for a comment. | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust has been asked for a comment. |
| Miss Moustafa was an engineering student at Nottingham College. | |
| Yultan Mellor, a vice principal at the college, said Mariam was "well-liked and able" and had "strong aspirations for her future studies and eventual career". | |
| "Everyone at the college is shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Mariam Moustafa," said Ms Mellor. | |
| "Our thoughts and condolences are with her parents and family at this difficult time. We will do anything we can to support the family." |