Four people are in a critical condition after a crush at a London music venue. The concert was the final performance in a three-night run by the popular Nigerian Afrobeats Asake.
Police were called to reports of a number of people trying to get in without a ticket at around 9.30pm.
The show was stopped halfway through and fans were reportedly told that ‘3,000 people had breached the door’.Other footage shows police struggling to force a large crowd back away from the main entrance of the Stockwell Road venue.Eight people were taken to hospital and four remain in a critical condition.The venue on Brixton’s Stockwell Road has been cordoned off Met Police gold commander Ade Adelekan described the incident as ‘extremely distressing’.
‘Where force has been used by police officers, those officers know they have to be accountable for their actions. ‘The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards will view all material, including Body Worn Video footage from the officers at the scene. ‘In relation to a clip being widely shared, I can confirm that no police dogs were deployed to the location.’
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