Woman crushed by crowd dies at concert riot in London

A 33-year-old woman, identified as Rebecca Ikumelo, was crushed to death in a stampede in a concert queue in London, England, yesterday.

The cause of death is not yet known. Tests will be conducted on Rebecca’s body today to determine the cause of death, metropolitan police said.

“Rebecca trained as a nurse. She was a loving mother of two who loved working with children. She was highly respected in the family for her care, kindness and love,” the victim’s family said in a statement.

Eight people were hospitalized after the incident.It took place during the concert of Nigerian afrobeat singer Asake. This Saturday (17), police reported that two women, aged 21 and 23, are still in the hospital.

The origins of the incident, which occurred on Friday 16 (16) at the O2 Academy in the Brixton neighborhood, are being investigated. But what is known so far is that the police were called after a group of people tried to break into Asake’s concert.

“The news destroyed me”Asake added that he spoke to people close to Rebecca on Instagram and will stay in touch.

I was overwhelmed with grief and it never occurred to me that something like this could happen.

Prior to her performances in London, the artist posted messages on Twitter asking those without tickets not to go to O2 Academy.