BREAKING: Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, has died after being injured in a crush at a concert in south London on Thursday 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Police said they were called to reports of a"large number of people attempting to force entry to the venue", where Afrobeat artist Asake was performing.saying his"heart is with those who were injured".Florence Eshalomi, Labour MP for Vauxhall, said:"It is very clear ticketing and security procedures have not performed as they should have for this incident to have occurred.
The incident has been referred to the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which said it was assessing footage of what happened.
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