Category: Brixton

London Venue Where 2 Died After Music Concert Crush to Have Licence Reviewed

December 22, 2022
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Lambeth Council’s licensing committee is meeting on Thursday to deal with the Metropolitan Police’s request for a summary review of the Brixton O2 Academy’s premises licence after two people died of injuries sustained in a crush at a concert there last week. Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died on Saturday and Gaby Hutchinson, 23, passed away on…

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4 Critically Injured After Hundreds of Gatecrashers Try to Get in to Afrobeats Gig in London

December 16, 2022
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Four people are critically ill in hospital after being crushed when thousands of ticketless fans tried to force their way into a concert by a Nigerian singer at the O2 Academy in Brixton in south London on Thursday night. Afrobeats singer Asake had been on stage for 10 minutes when he was informed of the…

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Shooting in London Leaves 2 Dead in Latest Violence Linked to Capital’s Drill Gangs

October 31, 2022
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Two men were killed on a street in south London on Sunday night in an incident believed to be linked to rivalry between two drill gangs. The Metropolitan Police said two cars were driving along Railton Road, Brixton, when one of them collided with a moped and several parked cars. The moped rider was killed….

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UK Man Accused of Murder Tells Jury He Ran After Victim Because He Was ‘Curious’

October 6, 2022
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LONDON—A man on trial for murdering a gang member who was stabbed to death on a London street in broad daylight has told the jury he only chased after the victim because he saw others running and he was “curious.” Donte McCalla, 21, Tristan Bullock, also 21, and Darius Kwakye, 29, all deny murdering Salem…

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