
A 23-year-old female security guard, Gabriella Hutchinson has become the second person to die following injuries sustained from the stampede at the music concert hosted by singer Asake in 02 Academy, Brixton, United Kingdom.
Hutchinson who was working as a contracted security provider at the concert, died on Monday at the hospital four days after the incident on Thursday night.
The first casualty, 33-year-old Rebecca Ikumelo died on Saturday.
The Metropolitan Police disclosed that a third woman, 21, who was still receiving treatment, was in critical condition.
Asake’s concert was on Thursday cancelled midway after fans, many of whom did not have tickets, attempted to gain access into the venue by breaching the doors.
The police and other emergency service providers were called to the O2 Academy in Brixton at 9:35 pm following reports “that a large number of people were attempting to force entry to the venue.”
Four people were critically injured and four others were also hospitalised.