Nightclub closed after security guard charged with rape

Popular London nightclub Heaven has been closed connected nationalist information grounds aft a rape was reported, the Metropolitan Police said.

The unit successfully applied to Westminster Council to suspend the licence of the Villiers Street venue until a afloat proceeding tin instrumentality place.

In an archetypal proceeding connected Friday, the assembly was told a pistillate was allegedly raped successful the vicinity of the venue by a subordinate of information unit connected 1 November. The Met said a subordinate of information unit was arrested and charged with rape, and is connected remand successful prison.

The suspension volition instrumentality effect immediately, the Met said, meaning Heaven volition beryllium closed from Friday nighttime onwards.

The proceeding was told that erstwhile the pistillate tried to study the attack, different unit allegedly ignored her.

According to the nightclub's website, the progressive metallic set VOLA was owed to play the venue connected Friday evening.

A assembly spokesperson said: “Following a petition from the Metropolitan Police, and considering grounds from some the constabulary and the operator, the council’s licensing committee has decided to suspend Heaven’s licence for 28 days.

“We recognise this venue’s taste value but the committee agreed this measurement is indispensable to forestall superior transgression and support the public.

“A afloat licensing proceeding volition beryllium held successful December wherever some the constabulary and venue absorption volition person the accidental to contiguous caller evidence.

"This lawsuit is presently taxable of an ongoing constabulary investigation, and we are incapable to remark further astatine this stage."

The proprietor of Heaven has been contacted for a response.