2nd Lady Lifeless – Billboard

A second individual has died after a crush at a London live performance venue final week, British police mentioned Monday (Dec. 19).

Gabrielle Hutchinson, 23, was working as a safety guard on the O2 Brixton Academy, the place Nigerian singer Asake was because of carry out Thursday. Hutchinson was one in all eight individuals hospitalized after being caught in mayhem on the venue, and died on Monday, the Metropolitan Police power mentioned.

Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died on Saturday morning. A 21-year-old girl stays in vital situation. All three have been within the lobby of the live performance corridor after they have been caught up in a throng of individuals.

The police power mentioned emergency providers have been referred to as to studies of a giant crowd and folks making an attempt to power their means into the venue.

The power mentioned detectives have been reviewing safety digicam and telephone footage, talking to witnesses and conducting forensic examinations as a part of a “massive and sophisticated” investigation. It mentioned it was too early to say whether or not any crimes have been dedicated.

The Brixton Academy in south London is without doubt one of the metropolis’s most well-known music venues. Constructed as a movie show within the Nineteen Twenties, it has a capability of just below 5,000.