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Woman 33 dies after Asake concert Crush in Brixton Academy 02

Woman 33 dies after Asake concert Crush in Brixton Academy 02

A 33-year-old woman has died after being injured in a crowd crush at the Brixton O2 Academy when 3,000 ticketless fans stormed the venue.

She has been names Rebecca Ikumelo, 33 and she died in hospital this morning after being critically injured in the crush, which unfolded during Nigerian singer Asake’s concert on Thursday.

The Metropolitan Police said two other women, aged 21 and 23, remain in a critical condition. Asake has said he is ‘praying’ for those injured.