Brixton Academy: Woman dies after Asake concert crush - BBC

A pistillate has died aft being injured successful a crush astatine a gig astatine London's Brixton O2 Academy that near respective others hurt.

The concert, by Afro-pop vocalist Asake, had to beryllium abandoned part-way done aft a "large fig of people" tried to unit their mode wrong connected Thursday, the Met Police said.

Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, from Newham, eastbound London, died successful infirmary connected Saturday morning, the Met said.

Two different women aged 21 and 23 stay successful a captious condition, constabulary added.

Asake said helium was "overwhelmed with grief" and "devastated" by her death.

The creator said helium had spoken with Ms Ikumelo's household and asked radical to "keep them successful our prayers".

He said it was "vital that the probe into what happened concludes arsenic soon arsenic possible" and added that City Hall was moving with authorities "to guarantee thing similar this happens again".

Videos connected societal media showed the assemblage stretching from the roadworthy 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 those who person been affected.

"Having seen immoderate of the truly upsetting images connected societal media our thoughts are with them," helium added.

The unit said much than 4,000 radical were successful attendance astatine the gig and it has acceptable up a website for radical to submit applicable photos and videos.

In a connection extracurricular Brixton constabulary presumption connected Friday afternoon, Mr Wingrove said officers were called by unit astatine the venue "following reports that a ample fig of radical were attempting to unit entry".

He added: "Some officers provided archetypal assistance and CPR to members of the nationalist successful bid to prevention 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 quality ever since the incidental and hoping it would ne'er never come.

"My thoughts and prayers to Rebecca Ikumelo's household and friends. Such a tragic nonaccomplishment of a young 33yr with truthful overmuch beingness up of her."

The archetypal officers were reported to beryllium connected the country astatine 21:11 GMT, 7 minutes aft they were called.

The performance was the last show of 3 sold-out shows astatine the venue by Nigerian vocalist Asake, sometimes known arsenic Mr Money.

Before the gig, helium had posted connected Twitter asking fans not to effort to summation introduction unless they had tickets.

In a statement published connected Twitter connected Saturday, Asake said: "I americium overwhelmed with grief and could ne'er person imagined thing similar this happening.

"My squad and I are inactive awaiting the afloat debrief backmost from the venue absorption and the constabulary to find what precisely led to each the disruption caused and yet to Rebecca's passing."

He urged anyone with accusation to interaction police.