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Mariam Moustafa: Mourners attend funeral in Nottingham | Mariam Moustafa: Mourners attend funeral in Nottingham |
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Hundreds of mourners offered prayers at a service held in memory of an Egyptian student who died after being attacked waiting for a bus in Nottingham. | Hundreds of mourners offered prayers at a service held in memory of an Egyptian student who died after being attacked waiting for a bus in Nottingham. |
Mariam Moustafa was left in a coma after an assault on 20 February, and died three weeks later. | Mariam Moustafa was left in a coma after an assault on 20 February, and died three weeks later. |
The body of the 18-year-old, who was studying engineering at Nottingham College, is set to be flown back to Egypt for burial on Friday. | The body of the 18-year-old, who was studying engineering at Nottingham College, is set to be flown back to Egypt for burial on Friday. |
Her father Mohamed said the family is still coming to terms with her death. | Her father Mohamed said the family is still coming to terms with her death. |
"I have very bad dreams, and when I wake up every morning I can't believe that this happened to my daughter," he said. | "I have very bad dreams, and when I wake up every morning I can't believe that this happened to my daughter," he said. |
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Mourners gathered at the Islamic Centre on Curzon Street, Nottingham, for the service. | Mourners gathered at the Islamic Centre on Curzon Street, Nottingham, for the service. |
Miss Moustafa's body will be taken to London for another memorial ceremony ahead of the flight to Cairo, when further prayers will be held before the burial. | Miss Moustafa's body will be taken to London for another memorial ceremony ahead of the flight to Cairo, when further prayers will be held before the burial. |
Investigations into Miss Moustafa's death are continuing. | Investigations into Miss Moustafa's death are continuing. |
A 17-year-old girl arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm remains on bail. Nottinghamshire Police has said the attack was not hate-related. | A 17-year-old girl arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm remains on bail. Nottinghamshire Police has said the attack was not hate-related. |
Police are still waiting for the results of tests to establish if there was a link between the assault and Miss Moustafa's death, after a post-mortem examination was inconclusive. | Police are still waiting for the results of tests to establish if there was a link between the assault and Miss Moustafa's death, after a post-mortem examination was inconclusive. |
An investigation has also been launched by prosecutors in Rome, where Miss Moustafa was born, while the Egyptian embassy has said called for justice over the "vicious attack". | An investigation has also been launched by prosecutors in Rome, where Miss Moustafa was born, while the Egyptian embassy has said called for justice over the "vicious attack". |