Attack witness 'ran to her death rather

She thought she was running for her life. Unfortunately she ran into her death." Last week, care worker Anu Okusanya, 46, died in hospital after she fled the scene of an assault on another person close to her home in Newry, County Down. Her family said she ran in fear having been attacked herself on two previous occasions in the same area. They said the incident on 24 August led her to having an asthma attack and multiple heart attacks. The family first shared their story with the Newry Reporter newspaper. Anu's brother, Gbenga Oluwasanya, told BBC News NI she had moved to Northern Ireland from Nigeria more than a year ago to work in healthcare and had finished a 12-hour shift when she witnessed the attack. She ran to a neighbour's house and "as she came in, she couldn't say anything; she was gasping for breath", he added. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said when Anu became unwell officers performed CPR and applied a defibrillator to try to save her life. "She was taken to hospital but sadly passed away some days later," said Supt Norman Haslett. “Our enquiries have established that this verbal altercation involved a number of individuals to which Anu was a witness but not directly involved." Supt Haslett said he sent his sincerest condolences to her family and friends, adding that anyone with more information should contact the police.