Three women suffered life-threatening injuries at Asake’s Brixton concert; one of them has since passed away. According to police, Rebecca, 33, who was hurt during a crowd surge at the Asake concert in Brixton, London, passed away today. 21- and 23-year-old women are still in critical condition. This morning, Rebecca Ikumelo passed away in the hospital. Quote. Afrobeats musician Asake on Saturday expressed his shock and grief over the news that a woman had died outside a London venue where he was performing after being suffocated in a crowd. Three people were seriously hurt in the incident on Thursday night, a 33-year-old woman who later passed away. Rebecca Ikumelo, a Londoner, was recognized by police. Asake wrote, “I am devastated by the news,” on Instagram, and added that he had spoken to her family members and would “continue to do so.”
“I am inconsolable with grief and could never have imagined this happening,” he continued. “I offer her family my sincere condolences during this trying time. “Please permit us to pray for her family on their behalf,” he wrote. Emergency teams were called to the O2 Academy in south London after reports that “a large number of people were trying to force entry to the venue,” as the Metropolitan Police earlier claimed. When the fire brigade, ambulance, and police arrived, they found numerous victims of crush injuries. Eight people were taken to the hospital by ambulance, while two “less seriously injured” were treated on-site.
Two more patients, aged 21 and 23, were still in critical condition, according to a police report on Saturday. Police are asking the 4,000 spectators at the scene to post pictures and videos to an online page that will serve as a record of what they saw.
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