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First picture of woman, 33, who died in Brixton concert crush

The family of Rebecca Ikumelo have paid tribute to the mother-of-two and hailed her ‘care, kindness and love’.

Rebecca Ikumelo died following a crush outside the O2 Academy Brixton (Picture: Met Police)© Provided by Metro

The 33-year-old died following a crowd crush outside the O2 Academy Brixton.

In a statement released through the Metropolitan Police, her family said: ‘Rebecca was a graduate of nursing. She was an adorable mother of two children who loved working with kids.

‘She was well respected in the family for her care, kindness and love. Her parents call her Tosin (short for Oluwatosin) meaning “Lord is Worthy”.’

Two other women – aged 21 and 23 – are still fighting for their lives following the crush.

The disturbance forced a concert by the Nigerian singer Asake to be cancelled halfway through.

In a statement shared on social media, Asake, 27, expressed his ‘sincerest condolences’ to Rebecca’s family and wrote that he has been in touch with them. 

Rebecca was nicknamed Tosin (short for Oluwatosin) meaning “Lord is Worthy” (Picture: Met Police)© Provided by Metro

Footage posted on social media show a crowd of several hundred people trying to get in to the sold out gig.

People were seen forcing their way past security staff and streaming into the Stockwell Road venue.

Speaking at the scene yesterday, Chief Superintendent Colin Wingrove, policing commander for Lambeth and Southwark, said: ‘I’d like to extend my sympathies to all those who have been affected.

‘Having seen some of the really upsetting images on social media our thoughts are with them.

‘An urgent investigation is currently under way led by detectives from our Specialist Crime Command and cordons remain in place as officers continue to work at the scene.

‘This is still a fast moving and evolving picture and we are working to establish the events that led up to the incident.

‘We are also aware of a vast amount of footage on social media and of course this will be examined as part of the investigation along with footage from officers’ body worn video cameras.

‘We have set up an online page for the submission of photos and videos. There were around 4,000 potential witnesses present at the time of this incident and we want to urge any members of the public with information to come forward. We need your information as we try to establish what happened as quickly as we can.’