A 33-year-old woman died on Saturday morning following being seriously injured in a Thursday evening crowd commotion at the entrance to a London concert venue where Nigerian Afrobeat singer Asake was performing, police said .
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Eight people had to be transported to hospital following being caught in this stampede.
“Unfortunately, one of the women who was seriously injured died in hospital on Saturday morning,” police said in a statement. The victim, Rebecca Ikumelo, lived in London.
Two other women, aged 21 and 23, remain in critical condition, police said.
Singer Asake said he was “devastated” by the death in a statement posted on Instagram. “I am overwhelmed with grief and never might have imagined something like this might happen,” he added.
“My team and I are still awaiting the full debriefing from venue managers and police to determine what led to these disruptions, and ultimately Rebecca’s death,” the artist also wrote. , calling on those with information to contact the police.
The investigation continues to understand how this concert, at the O2 Academy, in the district of Brixton, south of London, gave rise to this crowd movement.
On Friday, police said they were called following reports of “a large number of people trying to force entry”.
According to the tabloid Daily Mirror, the concert was canceled en route, to boos from spectators, with the team announcing on stage: “Three thousand people forced the doors outside, and for security reasons, we must put an end to the show”.
“There are people who forced the doors. They got inside and security is trying to deal with it,” repeated the team, struggling to be heard.
Just before his series of concerts in London, the singer had posted a message on Twitter asking people without tickets not to come to the O2 Academy.
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