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Image supply, Family handoutImage caption, Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, from Newham, eastbound London, died successful aesculapian instauration connected Saturday morning
A pistillate has died aft being injured successful a measurement down astatine a gig astatine London's Brixton O2 Academy that near galore others harm.
The concert, by utilizing Afro-pop vocalist Asake, had to beryllium deserted element-way via aft a "large quantity of quality beings" tried to unit their mode interior connected Thursday, the Met Police stated.
Mother-of-two Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, from Newham, eastbound London, died successful aesculapian instauration connected Saturday morning, the Met stated.
Her ellipse of relatives said she was a nursing postgraduate regarded for "care and kindness".
Two different girls aged 21 and 23 proceed to beryllium successful a captious situation, constabulary brought.
Asake stated helium changed into "overwhelmed with grief" and "devastated" by her nonaccomplishment of life.
The creator said helium had spoken to Ms Ikumelo's ellipse of relatives and asked humans to "hold them successful our prayers".
In a announcement launched via the Met, her ellipse of relatives said Ms Ikumelo was an "lovely ma of kids who cherished moving with youngsters".
Image supply, Family handoutImage caption, Ms Ikumelo's ellipse of relatives hailed her "care, kindness and love"
They said: "She go nicely reputable wrong the household for her care, kindness and love.
"Her parent and begetter telephone her Tosin (quick for Oluwatosin) which means 'Lord is Worthy'."
Academy Music Group, which owns and runs the venue, stated successful a assertion: "All astatine O2 Academy Brixton and Academy Music Group are profoundly saddened via the accusation of the tragic demise of Rebecca Ikumelo.
"We nonstop our heartfelt condolences to Rebecca's household and buddies, and our caput are with anyone suffering from this devastating accusation astatine this highly hard time."
London Mayor Sadiq Khan besides wrote successful a tweet helium changed into "heartbroken" via the nonaccomplishment of life.
He said it go "crucial that the probe into what occurred concludes arsenic rapidly arsenic possible" and brought that City Hall became operating with authorities "to marque definite thing similar this happens erstwhile more".
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, The crush passed disconnected aft a "big scope of quality beings" attempted to unit their mode successful the Brixton O2 Academy, the Met Police stated
Videos connected societal media showed the radical stretching from the thoroughfare extracurricular to the venue's doors.
Speaking astatine the country connected Friday, Ch Supt Colin Wingrove said: "I'd similar to widen my sympathies to each the ones who person been affected.
"Having seen immoderate of the perfectly scary pictures connected societal media our caput are with them," helium delivered.
The unit said greater than 4,000 quality beings were successful attendance astatine the gig and it has installation a net tract for quality beings to put up applicable pix and movies.
Image supply, PA MediaImage caption, The Met Police said greater than four,000 humans person been connected the gig and it advised witnesses to interaction officers
In a connection outdoor Brixton constabulary presumption connected Friday afternoon, Mr Wingrove said officials had been known arsenic done radical of workers astatine the venue "following reviews that a immense assortment of quality beings were attempting to unit access".
He brought: "Some officials provided archetypal assets and CPR to contributors of the wide nationalist successful bid to store life."
Florence Eshalomi, Labour MP for Vauxhall whose constituency includes Brixton, tweeted connected Saturday: "I visited the tract this greeting and I've been dreading this accusation ever for the crushed that incidental and hoping it mightiness by nary means ne'er come.
"My thoughts and prayers to Rebecca Ikumelo's ain household and pals. Such a tragic nonaccomplishment of a young 33yr with truthful overmuch beingness beforehand of her."
The archetypal officials had been pronounced to beryllium astatine the country astatine 21:11 GMT, 7 minutes erstwhile they were referred to as.
Image supply, Getty ImagesImage caption, The performance became the precise past wide show of 3 sold-out suggests astatine the venue done vocalist Asake
The performance turned into the last show of 3 bought-out shows astatine the venue with the assistance of Nigerian vocalist Asake, sometimes called Mr Money.
Before the gig, helium had published connected Twitter asking fans not to effort to vantage entree but they had tickets.
In a announcement published connected Twitter connected Saturday, Asake stated: "I americium overwhelmed with grief and volition ne'er person imagined immoderate happening similar this occurring.
"My squad and I are nevertheless anticipating the full debrief returned from the venue power and the constabulary to determine what precisely caused each the disruption brought connected and yet to Rebecca's passing."
He urged everyone with facts to interaction police.
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