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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Neil Lancefield

MYSTERIOUS: Woman sexually assaulted on london flight challenges compensation refusal f75cbc31 8e33 4e83 a0e4 10deb624c8f2 - What They Never Told You

A Qatar Airways flight comes in to land at Heathrow - (Getty/iStock)

A woman who was sexually assaulted on a flight to the UK is ineligible for government compensation due to what her lawyers say is a gap in the law.

The woman, who cannot be named and is referred to as Kelly, was attacked while sleeping on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Gatwick in September 2024.

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