The father of a student who died after a street assault has claimed authorities showed him 'no respect' by not informing him of a court hearing in which three girls admitted attacking his daughter.

Mariam Moustafa, 18, suffered a stroke which left her in a coma after the attack in Nottingham on February 20 last year and died almost a month later on March 14.

Six teenage girls have now admitted to their part in the street attack on Egyptian engineering student Mariam Moustafa which left her in a coma on February 20 last year, it can now be reported.

Six had been charged with the offence of affray but three had denied the charge in October and were due to stand trial last week.

The 18-year-old suffered a stroke 10 hours after the incident in Nottingham and died almost a month later

But Mariah Fraser, 19, Britania Hunter, 18, and a 16-year-old girl, admitted their part in the attack before Judge Gregory Dickinson QC on April 16. Three other teenage girls, two aged 17 and one aged 18 admitted affray at Nottingham Youth Court last year.

The 18-year-old Egyptian student's father, Mohamed Moustafa said he was not informed of the recent hearing, describing it as 'another failure in the case of our daughter'.

The case can be reported today after restrictions were lifted by District Judge Timothy Spruce.

Ms Moustafa was punched several times during a confrontation with a group of women near a bus stop in Parliament Street at 8pm.

The teenager got on a bus at the scene near the Victoria Centre shopping precinct but was followed by the same group, who it is claimed were threatening and abusive towards her.

She was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in the city and then transferred to Nottingham City Hospital where she was treated until her death.

The student's father, Mohamed Moustafa, said he was not informed of the recent hearing, describing it as 'another failure in the case of our daughter'.

The family's legal representative said an official complaint has been made to authorities.

Mr Moustafa, 51, said: 'We were not informed or advised in any way, shape, or form that there was a hearing on that day.

'As a family we are entitled to know everything regarding our daughter's case beforehand and not after.

'We should have been informed of that hearing date and time and we should have been given the opportunity to attend the hearing. This very simple right was taken from us.

Ms Moustafa was punched several times during a confrontation with a group of women near a bus stop in Parliament Street, Nottingham, at 8pm on February 20

'This is not the first mistake. A lot of mistakes happened with Mariam from the very first day and now it is just normal. Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes with Mariam.

'I believe it is not fair at all - because it is my daughter.'

Mr Moustafa described her daughter as 'very kind' and 'like an angel' after she was attacked.

The attack caused uproar in Egypt and the country's embassy had called on those responsible to be 'brought to justice swiftly'.

After the final guilty pleas were entered, the teenager's family also expressed their anger at the level of charges the six defendants faced.

Mr Moustafa described affray as 'very weak' - insisting there was 'strong evidence' the defendants should have been tried on more serious charges.

He said: 'We are very disappointed with the charges pressed against the defendants.

'It was not and is not what we expected. It's unfair and unjust to charge those whom killed or, at least by their actions, led to (Mariam's) death with such minor offences.

'It is very weak. It is not fair at all.

'From the first day I was very upset about the charge. Affray - it's nothing.

Months before her death Mariam Moustafa took to Youtube to explain how her heart condition had left her 'scared' to go to college or leave the house. Miss Moustafa's sister Mallak previously told The BBC how Mariam had been born with half a heart and suffered a heart condition

'We had a big hope that the CPS would be more aware that the attack happened at 7.45pm and the cause of death, the stroke, happened at 10am, which is just over 12 hours. But once more we were let down.

'I'm sorry, the charge is very stupid, very weak. It's not strong enough.'

Mariam's father said he was told about the final guilty pleas by his solicitor shortly after the hearing on April 16, rather than before.

He continued: 'For respect, for the people who lost their daughter... they should have informed me. It is not fair at all.

Mariah Fraser, 19, one of the attackers that caused Mariam Moustafa, 18, to fall into a coma after the attack in Nottingham on 20 February and later die of a stroke

'I'm very upset. All these mistakes - nobody respects me and my family. This is another failure in the case of our daughter.

The solicitor representing the family of engineering student Mariam Moustafa has said he 'completely disagrees' with not being informed about a court hearing in which three girls admitted attacking her.

Dr Emad Abo-Houssin, the legal representative for the 18-year-old's father Mohamed and mother Nessrin Abu Elenein, said it 'should have been our choice, not a choice that was made for us'.

Speaking to the Press Association, Dr Abo-Houssin said: 'I received a call on Tuesday April 16 from the leader of the investigation in Mariam's case.

'She has advised me that the three girls who had pleaded not guilty had now changed their plea and they entered a guilty plea to the court on that day. Therefore there would be no trial on April 23, the trial had been cancelled.

Her father, Mohamed Moustafa, (seen with his partner, Nessrin Abu-Elenein, 42) said he was not informed of the recent hearing, describing it as 'another failure in the case of our daughter'

'I advised the family of that on the same day. However, neither me nor the family were aware that there would be a hearing that day.

'We did not know that - that there would be a hearing and pleas would be entered on that day.

'The CPS did not contact us so we were not aware of the hearing. We were made aware of it after the guilty pleas were entered rather than before.

In the graphic video Ms Moustafa is punched several times during a confrontation with a group of women near a bus stop in Parliament Street, Nottingham

'I have explained that to the family and the family are really disappointed.

'Myself, I am disappointed. I completely disagree with what happened. I'm not very happy with that.

'I therefore have submitted an official complaint regarding that because... we should have been informed and we should have been given the opportunity if the family would like to attend or not.

'That should have been our choice, not a choice that was made for us.'

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: 'We have worked closely with the police to make sure Mr Moustafa has been kept updated throughout this process and are deeply sorry this didn't happen on this particular occasion. We have contacted him to offer a full explanation.

'We were preparing for trial in this case, two of the three guilty pleas were unexpected and we informed the family immediately.

'We have also met with Mr Moustafa to explain the charge of affray, the CPS can only charge if the evidential stage of our tests for prosecution are met. Our thoughts remain with her family.'

Fraser, Hunter, and the four other teenagers will be sentenced on a date to be fixed.