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 Monday after being taken to hospital following the incident at a gig by Nigerian Afrobeats singer Asake on Dec. 15, 2022.
Thousands of ticketless fans forced their way into the foyer of the venue moments after Asake, whose real name is Ahmed Ololade, began his performance.
Ikumelo, a 33-year-old mother-of-two, is understood to have gone to the concert along with some friends, while Hutchinson, who was transgender and identified as a man, was working for the venue’s security contractor on the night….