A 33-year-old woman died on Saturday morning after being seriously injured in a Thursday evening crowd commotion at the entrance to a London concert venue where Nigerian Afrobeat singer Asake was performing, police said .
Eight people had to be taken to hospital after being caught in the stampede.
Three women remained in critical condition Friday night.
“
Unfortunately, one of the women who was seriously injured died in hospital on Saturday morning
,” police said in a statement.
"
Specialized officers continue to provide support to his family
," police added.
The investigation continues to understand how this concert, at the O2 Academy, in the district of Brixton, south of London, gave rise to this crowd movement.
“Three thousand people forced the doors outside”
On Friday, police said they were called after reports that "a
large number of people were trying to force their way in
".
According to the tabloid
Daily Mirror
, the concert was canceled en route, to boos from onlookers, with the team announcing on stage: "
Three thousand people forced the doors outside, and for security reasons we must put an end to the show
”.
“
There are people who forced the doors.
They got inside and security is trying to deal with it
,” the team repeated, struggling to be heard.
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Just before his series of concerts in London, the singer had posted a message on Twitter asking people without tickets not to come to the O2 Academy.