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The funeral has been held for a woman who died after a crush at a concert in London for popular Nigerian singer, Asake in December last year.<\/p>\n
Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died from her injuries after a large number of people tried to enter the O2 Academy Brixton.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of mourners paid their respects to the nursing graduate and mother, as silence fell on the street of Ms Ikumelo\u2019s family home in Stratford, east London, as her coffin arrived in a carriage led by white horses.<\/p>\nRebecca Ikumelo died following the crush at the O2 Academy Brixton in December<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Another woman, Gaby Hutchinson, 23, also died after the incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was such a special person,\u201d Ms Ikumelo\u2019s sister, Mary, told the BBC.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been so, so difficult to comprehend what we\u2019ve been through as a family\u2026 we only just got Rebecca\u2019s body back.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy did it take so long? We are a patient family and we will fight as we wait for justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Ikumelo\u2019s family have been unable to bury her until now because her body was held by the coroner.<\/p>\n
A police investigation into the incident is due to conclude next month.<\/p>\n
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