A music venue has had its licence suspended for three months after a crowd crush killed two people, including a security guard from Kent.

Lambeth councillors voted this afternoon to suspend the O2 Academy Brixton's licence, after two people died at an Asake gig on December 15.

Gaby Hutchinson, 23, from Gravesend, was working as a security guard at the venue in South London when ticketless fans tried to force their way into the concert.

Gaby died in hospital four days later, and concert-goer Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, was also killed in the crush.

The venue has remained closed since the incident, and owner Academy Music Group (AMG) revealed this weekend it will stay shut until the police investigation is finished, which is expected to take three months.

The licence was suspended pending today's licensing sub-committee meeting, and the Metropolitan Police said it planned to use the meeting to seek a further suspension.

At today's meeting, Cllr Fred Cowell said: “Both the police and the licence holder have expressed the view that the ongoing investigations are at too early a stage to clearly identify the cause or causes of the fatal incident and the extent of any remedial steps required to prevent any repetition.

“As a consequence the licensing sub-committee is not presently satisfied that the venue can reopen at this stage without undermining the licensing objectives.”

The suspension will last until 12.01am on April 16, and the decision also includes the condition that any licensable activity cannot take place until steps have been taken to address lessons learned from the crush.

Last month, Gaby's partner Phoebie Turley called for justice and said someone needs to be held accountable for the deaths.

The 25-year-old said: "Every action has a reaction and this consequence has come out of people turning up with no tickets or turning up trying to kick through a door.

"For what? What purpose did that serve? Because now you have killed innocent people.

"They did not deserve this. Justice needs to be served and someone needs to be found accountable for what happened.

"Not just for Gaby, but for Rebecca as well.”

Phoebie also set up a fundraising page for Gaby's family, to help towards funeral expenses and the care of Gaby's GP dog, Coco.

So far, the fundraiser has raised nearly £7,000.

In an earlier statement, AMG said: “O2 Academy Brixton recognises the gravity of the events which occurred on the night of December 15 and expresses its sincere condolences to the families of those who died during the tragic incident and its genuine concerns for anyone affected by it.

“We are committed to understanding what happened and cooperating with the various investigations that are under way, including providing full cooperation to the police in the conduct of their inquiries.”