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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Shaad D'Souza

INSANE: Brixton academy security guards alleged to have routinely taken bribes | Vintage Vibes

The O2 Academy Brixton the day after the fatal crush in December.
The O2 Academy Brixton the day after the fatal crush in December. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

A security guard at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, which has been closed since a fatal crowd crush occurred at the venue in mid-December, has alleged in a BBC report that other guards regularly took bribes to let people in without tickets.

Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, and security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, both died after a show by Afrobeats star Asake on 15 December, with several more injured.

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