Police set to meet family of Anu Okasanya

Anu collapsed and subsequently died after running to a friend’s house to raise the alarm after seeing a gang who had attacked her previously beating up someone else.

She had been walking home on her usual route to her house in Damolly Village on Wednesday, August 24 when she saw a gang beating someone up. The same gang had attacked her twice in the recent past.

Anu, who had been living in Newry for 15 months, ran to a friend's house to raise the alarm but when she got there she collapsed. She died the following Sunday.

A PSNI spokesperson said the organisation “would like to meet with Ms Okusanya’s family before making any further comment”.

They added: “Police have spoken, by telephone, with a family member, a meeting has been suggested and will take place at an agreeable and appropriate time.

"It is important that we take care to establish the full facts and engage with Ms Okusanya’s family in a way that is sensitive to their grief and to the circumstances.”

There has been a great outpouring of support for Anu's family and in particular for her son Olaitan, who was due to arrive in Newry on September 12 to start a new job.

A GoFundMe page has been set up with funds from the appeal e used to pay for a gravestone for Anu, with the remainder being used to give Olaitan the best possible start to his new life in Newry. To donate click here.